Instruments
This percussion instrument is made of metal, hit with a metal stick, and is named after its shape.
What is a triangle?
This tempo marking means to play fast.
What is allegro?
The composer of Entry of the Nobles.
Who is Douglas Akey?
This piece we played was written using early band songs including Hot Cross Buns and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
What is Dark Beginnings?
The time signature for most of our pieces this year.
What is 4/4?
This is the lowest pitched brass instrument in a typical band.
What is a tuba?
This tempo marking means to play at a walking pace.
What is andante?
The arranger of Australian Sea Ballad.
Who is Robert Sheldon?
Dansbury Run was written about this.
What is a train station?
Also acceptable: train depot, East Stroudsburg
The top number of the time signature tells us this.
What is the number of beats in a measure?
Name 3 of the types of saxophones.
What is soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophone?
The six basic dynamics from soft to loud.
Note: does not include crescendo or decrescendo.
What is pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff?
The only piece on our program written by a female composer.
What is Dark Star?
Dark Star was written to tell this story.
What is an asteroid narrowly missing Earth?
The bottom number of a time signature tells us this.
What is which note gets the beat/which note gets one beat?
Name the instrument that Mr. Dill played on our portion of the spring concert.
What is the snare drum?
This is located at the beginning of your music and at the beginning of each line and has 0-7 sharps or 0-7 flats. It may also change throughout the piece.
What is a key signature?
This composer wrote pieces played by seventh and eighth grade band on the spring concert.
Who is Michael Sweeney?
This spring concert piece had a time signature change.
What is Entry of the Nobles?
This seventh grade piece was written in 3/4.
What is Australian Sea Ballad?
The number of different INSTRUMENTS in our band, counting all percussion instruments as 1 instrument.
What is 10? (flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion)
These two lines that look like railroad tracks tell you to do this.
What is to stop or a grand pause?
The name of the composer we played pieces in both sixth and seventh grade.
Who is Randall Standridge or Timothy Loest?
This seventh grade piece had a tempo and time signature change.
What is Tango Bells?
This seventh grade piece had a section in 2/4.
What is Tango Bells?