Ms. Ehlert Trivia
Ms. Ehlert recently graduated from this school
What is the University of Colorado Boulder?
This instrument was invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s
What is the saxophone?
Whole note + half note
What is 6 beats
Piano means to play _____
What is "softly?"
Mr. Duran is this
What is a Cosplayer?
Ms. Ehlert grew up in this state
This person composed the score for Jaws
Who is John Williams?
Quarter note + Half note + 2 eighth notes
What is 4 beats
This tempo marking translates to "walking pace"
What is "Andante?"
Mr. Duran is obsessed with this fandom which started in 1977
What is Star Wars?
This is Ms. Ehlert's favorite fruit
What is an apple?
This person is known as "The March King"
Who is John Philip Sousa?
Quarter note + 3 eighth notes
What is 2.5 beats?
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What is fortississississimo?
Mr. Duran held this position in the Pride of the Rockies Marching Band (UNC)
What is Drum Major?
This is Ms. Ehlert's favorite secondary instrument
What is percussion?
This composer wrote the famous concert band work Lincolnshire Posy, based on English folk songs.
Who is Percy Grainger?
One half note + two sixteenth notes + 1 eighth note + 3 quarter notes
What is 6 beats?
This Italian phrase, poco piu mosso, translates to _____ in English
What is "a little more motion?"
Mr. Duran graduated from HHS in this year
What is 2013?
Ms. Ehlert will be teaching band at ____ next year
What is Lyons Middle Senior High School?
Gustavo Dudamel conducts this orchestra
What is the LA Phil/NY Phil?
10 sixteenth notes + 2 quarter notes + 7 eighth notes + 1 dotted half note
This describes when the music is in one time signature but feels like another time signature
What is a hemiola?
Mr. Duran taught in these two locations prior to Horizon
What is Lake County High School (Leadville, CO) and Trinidad Middle/High School (Trinidad, CO)