Band Jargon
This is the music class that occurs during the school day
What is Concert Band?
Bonus, name all of the concert ensembles at Basha
A group of musicians who play the same or related instruments
What is a Section?
Bonus - What is the term for the student that oversees and is responsible for each section?
This is the term used for the required concert attire
What is Concert Blacks?
A Device/app used to establish and maintain a musician's tempo
What is a Metronome?
A period when a musician does not play
What is a Rest?
The planned movements and formations that tell marching band members where to move on the field.
What is Drill?
The term used for volume level of the music being performed
What are Dynamics?
Bonus, what is the term that means to hear the different sections of the ensemble appropriately?
Where performers or equipment are positioned before entering the field
What is Staging?
The stationary percussion section that sets up at the forefront of the marching band
What is Front Ensemble?
Bonus, what is the common nickname used for Front Ensemble?
The formal name for the Basha High School Marching Band
What is the Basha Bear Regiment aka BBR?
The name for when Marching Band supports sporting events or assemblies by playing stand tunes and fight songs
What is Pep Band?
The cloud-based messaging platform Basha Bands uses for communication
What is Slack?
The competitive indoor marching groups whose season run through winter and spring
Who is Basha Indoor Percussion Ensemble (BIPE) and Basha Winter Guard (BWG)
it is when students and staff are provided meals during camps, prior to games, during competitions or other events.
What is Feed the Bears? (FTB)
The name for when students need to report fully prepared for an event, may include being in full uniform with instruments as applicable.
What is Call Time?
These are the two Marching Band competition circuits in the state of Arizona
Who are the Arizona Marching Band Association (AzMBA) and the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA)?
The group of parent volunteers who help move percussion and sound equipment onto the field prior to marching band performances
Who is the Pit Crew?
What we call the competitive marching arts events we host at the Basha campus
What are Home Shows?
The formal name for those that assign scores that determine the outcomes and rankings during marching band competitions
Who are Adjudicators (Judges)?
The required uniform footwear for marching band students (not including color guard)
What are Vipers?
The traditional hat worn by marching band performers
What is a Shako?
Bonus, what is the name of adornment that usually accompanies a Shako?
What is the term used for a marching band performer's exact position on the field during performance?
What is a Dot?
Bonus, what is the name of the item students use as reference that shows them where all their dots are for the full performance?
The name for the choreographed movements and elements during marching band performances that is not playing an instrument
What is Visual?
The term for when musicians perform music that they have not seen or rehearsed previously
What is Sight Reading?
The name of the ready position a musician holds prior to beginning performing
What is Set Position