Question

A player of this instrument who used a dotted quarter note, eighth note rhythm to drive his song “Charleston” was named James P. (10[1])Johnson. A song by a bandleader (-5[2])who played this instrument features microphone overtones (-5[1])created by the trumpet and clarinet playing in inverted registers. At 1920s (10[1])Harlem rent parties, (-5[1])players of this (-5[1])instrument held musical battles (-5[2])called “cutting contests” (10[3]-5[2])often (-5[2])won (10[1])by Art (-5[2])Tatum, (10[1]-5[3])who (-5[1])played (10[2]-5[1])in (10[2])its (10[3])stride style. (10[9]-5[4])Another (-5[1])player of (10[1])this instrument popularized Billy Strayhorn’s song about the shortest way (-5[1])to get to Harlem, (10[1])“Take the A (-5[1])Train.” (10[4]-5[4])For 10 points, Duke (10[1])Ellington (10[3]-5[1])played (10[1])what (10[1]0[1]-5[1])keyboard (10[3])instrument (10[2])made of eighty-eight (10[1])black (10[3])and white (10[1])keys? (10[4])■END■ (10[14]0[1])

ANSWER: piano [or pianoforte; accept stride piano; prompt on keyboard before mentioned] (The second sentence refers to Duke Ellington’s “Mood Indigo.”)
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%44%90.50
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%63%94.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%85.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%42%85.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%78%101.63
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%87.60
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%50%90.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%33%75.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BGeorgia Tech D2210
Daniel KozintsevIllinois AChicago B28-5
Ishaan SinghPurdue BIllinois B28-5
Abby HelmuellerClemson AGeorgia Tech A35-5
Daniel ChenEmory OxfordGeorgia Tech C4710
Carter Pisocky (DII)Michigan D (UG)Ohio State A (UG) 50-5
Shawn RichardsonClemson BSouth Carolina A53-5
Pranet Sirkonda (DII)Ohio State C (DII) West Virginia B (UG) 57-5
Florian ChiuUW SlothUW Greed57-5
Aidan RoulletRIT AU of Rochester A6010
Alan FanUW EnvyUW Wrath60-5
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CClaremont A60-5
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)6010
Timothy ChiuNorthwestern BWashU A6010
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Penn A (DII)61-5
Anthony PoppPurdue CIllinois C61-5
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AUW Pride6210
Chris ScheriRIT BPenn State64-5
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ALiberty C64-5
Elijah O'Sick JohnsonBinghamton CU of Rochester B65-5
Max MorganTennessee BAuburn A65-5
Jonathan BostLiberty BUNC A65-5
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIowa B6510
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)NYU A (UG)66-5
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BUNC D67-5
Andrew Nucci (DII)UCLA EUSC6710
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Fordham A6710
Theodor MartinWashU BNotre Dame A6810
Trenton BurgessIndianaNotre Dame C6810
Steven VicoriaBinghamton AESF6910
Joyann HuaUBC AArizona State B6910
Britton WebsterAlabama AAuburn B6910
Jackson Gangle (DII)Miami B (UG) Michigan C 71-5
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami C (DII) 71-5
Connor McClellan (UG)Miami A (UG) CWRU C (UG)7110
William Romanyk (UG)Michigan State B West Virginia A (UG) 7110
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityUW Lust7110
Jackson HopperMississippi State AFurman7110
Jackson HopperMississippi State AFurman7110
Brandon HuntAuburn CGeorgia A71-5
Malachi LedfordTusculumAppalachian State B7110
Robert MerrimanVCUVirginia71-5
Adam Tang (UG)Claremont CUCLA B7110
Emmett ChoChicago BIllinois A7110
Brielle RachIowa AIllinois D7110
Mark Lee (DII)Michigan B (UG)CWRU B (DII) 72-5
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Maryland A (DII)7410
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Penn B (DII)84-5
Anna KuangCornell ECornell B8810
Claire WangRIT CCornell A91-5
Shalin ZerbeBinghamton BSyracuse92-5
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State A 9210
Anne FjeldAlbertaBoise State9210
Laila PetersonJames Madison BJames Madison A92-5
Samuel LiWilliam & MaryDuke A92-5
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AUCLA D9210
Emma Victoria Byron (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Rowan A (DII)92-5
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BSIUE9210
Brian ZhangUNC CDuke B9610
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan D (UG)9710
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech B97-5
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AVanderbilt B9710
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BRutgers B9710
Brian ChenCornell GCornell D9810
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CCornell F9910
Laura JonesAppalachian State ANC State990
Jesse MindleNC StateAppalachian State A99-5
Natalee Vernon (DII)Miami C (DII) Jefferson County Scholars (DII)10010
Justin HetrickBelmontEmory Oxford10010
Grace Wang (UG)UCSDClaremont B10010
Reese PowellCornell ARIT C10110
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BLehigh A (UG)10110
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BBinghamton C10410
Alec WestSyracuseBinghamton B10510
Alice ZhongUNC ALiberty B10510
Alexandra KnightLiberty CVirginia Tech A10510
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia J (DII)10710
Sean JacksonSouth Carolina AClemson B10810
Will HughesAuburn ATennessee B10810
Scarlet Rutter (DII)Claremont AUCLA C10810
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)10810
Victor BenderPenn StateRIT B1090
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) Michigan B (UG)10910
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 10910
Peter Ballas (DII)Michigan C Miami B (UG) 10910
Rosie ZhangUW WrathUW Envy10910
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Sloth10910
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech E10910
Pranav JohtiGeorgia Tech AClemson A10910
Varun VenkatagiriGeorgia AAuburn C10910
Will HackbarthVirginiaVCU10910
Michael EngUNC DVirginia Tech B10910
Jessica PhamDuke AWilliam & Mary10910
Jonah ChancioJames Madison AJames Madison B10910
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia A (UG)10910
Jack PirosIllinois CPurdue C10910