Maybe it’s a great way to relax from holiday concert prep, or maybe it’s just plain fun. Whatever the reason, some of the best “Elf on the Shelf” memes with a musical twist have appeared over the years. We’ve compiled 15 of our favorites. Music nerd points awarded if you can identify more than 10 correctly. Skip to the answers 01 Photo credit: Kate Bright 02 Photo credit: Scott Schumann 03 Photo credit: Classic FM 04 Photo credit: dti56 05 Photo credit: Music with Sara Bibee 06 Photo credit: Scott Schumann 07 Photo credit: Music with Sara Bibee 08 Photo credit: Music with Sara Bibee 09 Photo credit: Music with Sara Bibee 10 Photo credit: Classic FM 11 Photo credit: Kate Bright 12 Photo credit: Scott Schumann 13 Photo credit: Go Soundtracks 14 Photo credit: Kate Bright 15 Photo credit: Classic FM How’d You Do? Here Are the Answers Coda on Yoda Landini on a Martini Paganini on a Panini Corn on a Horn Do on Po Plagal on a Bagel Hemiola on a Cola The Rock on Bach Cena on Palestrina Calice on a Tallis Crescendo on a Nintendo Phrygian on a Pigeon Sonic on the Tonic Fermata on a Piñata Handel on a Sandal For more music humor, as well as all things music education and travel, subscribe to our Backstage Blog.
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