Famous musicians
instruments
songs
marching commands

Notation

100

This person was nicknamed the Bird

Who is Charlie Parker

100

This is a common instrument you would see in a 5th grade band and is sometimes mistaken for a brass instrument 

What is a flute

100

This song references many famous musicians including the bird Coltrane and miles Davis also this song is jazz themed

What is Birdland 

100

This command tells the ensemble to move forward x amount of counts

What is forward march or Move to position 

100

The dynamic mf means or tells you to play (one or the other) 

Metzo Forte or at an average volume 

200

The was a famous Jazz who played saxophone and was born in 1926 and raised in North Carolina and he also served in the us navy band

 Who is John Coltrane 

200

This is the only instrument traditionally made from brass but it still a woodwind


What is the saxophone 

200

This song is a little rascist but it goes everybody is ____ __ ________

Kung Fu Fighting

200

This command tells the ensemble to  rotate and face the other direction

What is TTR or Total turn around or Rotate or about face

200

What does the dynamic F mean


Forte or loud

300

This person threw a cymbal at Charlie Parker 

Who is Jo Jones

300

This instrument produce the highest pitch

What is the piccolo 

300

In the smfhs marching band 2025 show two songs are swung name 1 or 2

Some kind of wonderful or I don’t care

300

This command tells the band to march backwards x counts without turning around.

What is rock n roll or backwards march

300

What does the dynamic pp mean

Very quiet

400

This man was a trumpet player who is known for being in the bebop quintet with the bird 

Who is miles davis

400

This instrument is a variation of the saxophone and is the highest out of the main four

What is soprano saxophone

400

The song I don’t wanna stop was preformed by who and what was his importance 

Ozzy Osbourne. He was a rock n roll legend 

400

This command is used to signal when the ensemble is getting ready play

What is attention

400

What does fp mean

Forte piano or loud for one and soft for thee

500

This person what not only a musician but an inventor. he invented the saxophone and last name is sax

Who is Adolphe Sax

500

Daily double: This instrument is an very uncommon woodwind used in Australia 

What is a didgeridoo 

500

Name three songs from the smfhs 2025 show

I don’t wanna stop, some kind of wonderful, good riddance time of your life, dirty deeds done dirt cheap, I don’t care, soak up the sun, Kung fu fighting, birdland

500

This command will tell to move x amount of counts in less than a 22.5 inch step (i.e move 32 counts in x steps)

What is adjusted step or adjust

500

The dynamic sFFz tells you to play a note with

What is A very strong for a single beat of very strong or very loud. 

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