Around the Room
This is where you would put your folder if you didn't plan to take it home for practice. (Be specific)
What is the MIDDLE row of the shelves by the band door?
This is the only food or drink allowed in the band room.
What is water?
This should happen as soon as Mr. Gill steps up on the podium each day.
What is silence?
This is the steady pulse you feel in music, like a musical heartbeat that helps you keep time.
What is the beat?
This is the instrument Mr. Gill played when he was in 6th grade 400 million years ago.
What is the trombone?
This is the first location you should go to in the morning.
What is the stand cart?
This is what you should not do out of turn during band class.
What is talk or play your instrument?
This object in the room indicates the part of the podium that students should not be approaching.
What is the blue tape on the floor?
This note gets one beat in 4/4 time and looks like a filled-in oval with a stem.
What is a quarter note?
This is the college Mr. Gill went to.
What is Virginia Tech?
This is where one would find instrument supplies (slide grease, extra mouthpieces, etc) if they needed them.
What is behind the podium?
This is what should be on my stand each day of band class.
What is my music folder and a pencil?
This is the only person who should be up on the podium.
Who is Mr. Gill?
This is a pause in rhythm in a piece of music.
What is a rest?
This is Mr. Gill's favorite food.
What is sushi?
This is where I could place my instrument if I wasn't taking it home for practice that afternoon.
What is the instrument storage closet?
This is what I should do with an instrument that isn't mine.
This combination of notes is often counted as “1 and 2 and” and is made up of two notes per beat. Hint: They are best friends and always hold hands.
What are eighth notes?
Name one of Mr. Gill's hobbies.
What is...
Mr. Gill shall judge you now?
I could find my warmups if I had lost them WITHOUT asking Mr. Gill at this place.
What is on the corkboard?
In order, write down what you should do when you enter the band room (get through to the start of me stepping on the podium).
What are: Grab a stand, set it up, and place a folder and pencil on it, unpack my instrument, place the case to the side of the room, quiet when Mr. Gill steps on the podium.
This is the name of the person who is on the podium during a music rehearsal?
Who is the conductor?
Place the following note values in order from biggest to smallest: Whole note, quarter note, eighth note, half note, sixteenth note.
What are: Whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, sixteenth note?
What is the name of Mr. Gill's dog? Bonus points if you know the name of the dog!
What is Biscuit? He's a Chinese-crested Chihuahua mix!