Marching Band
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Miscellaneous
100

This is the holiday on we march in a parade in May.

What is Memorial Day?

100

The number of quarter notes in two measures of 3/4 time.

What is 6?

100

These are the 3 families of instruments in a standard concert band.

What are woodwinds, brass, and percussion?

100

This is the main instrument Ms. Rubio plays.

What is the flute?

100

This is what "DS" stands for

What is Dal Segno (The Sign)?

200

This part of a football game traditionally has a marching band performance.

What is Halftime?

200

This is the number of eighth notes are in a dotted quarter note.

What is 3?

200

This is the correct name of the fancy stick a conductor uses to conduct.

What is a baton?

200

This is the main instrument Mr. Crecco plays.

What is the trombone?

200
In cut time, this type of note gets one beat.

What is a half note?

300

This concert band instrument is generally not used in marching band at all.

What is the oboe

300

This is the number of letters there are in the "musical alphabet."

What is 7?

300

The tenor saxophone belongs to this family of instruments.

What are woodwinds?

300

This is the main instrument that Mr. Gayle plays.

What is the electric bass?

300

This series of 8 notes is the basis for most Western music and is part of our band's usual warmup routine.

What is a scale?

400

This is the name of a marching tuba.

What is a "Sousaphone"?

400

This is the language of the following music terms: Allegro, Crescendo, Staccato.

What is Italian?

400

This is the type of stick is used to play timpani, marimba or bells.

What is a mallet?

400

This is the main instrument Mrs. Savage plays.

What is the violin?


400

This composer created the music to Star Wars, Home Alone, Indiana Jones and the Olympic theme.

Who is John Williams?
500

This is the title of the piece we play for marching in our parade in May.

What is Emblems of America?

500

This note is the same pitch as A#.

What is Bb?

500

In our 7th and 8th grade band, this instrument comes in 3 different sizes.

What is the saxophone? 

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What are the bells, marimba and chimes?

500

This is the main instrument Mrs. Towler plays?

What is the oboe?

500

This composer created the music for the Nutcracker ballet?

Who is Tchaikovsky?

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