Band Procedures
Band Knowledge
Band Director
Band Techniques
100
What two things you need when you walk into the band room?
Your instrument and your music.
100
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
3
100
What is Ms. Marissa's main instrument?
French horn
100
How do we stay together and keep a steady beat when we play?
Watch the conductor, count in our heads, quietly tap our feet, listen to the instruments around us
200
What do we do for a fire/evacuation drill?
Put instruments down, calmly walk to the door to the outside, walk down to the basketball court, find your advisor, and stand quietly in line
200
What instrument family does the saxophone belong to?
The woodwinds
200
What instrument is the hardest for Ms. Marissa to play?
The flute
200
Where should your eye's and body face in band?
your music/stand and to Ms. Marissa
300
Should you play percussion instruments without Ms. Marissa's permission?
No
300
What dynamic level is louder than mezzo forte (mf)?
Forte (f)
300
What college did Ms. Marissa attend?
University of Vermont
300
How do we play legato or slurred notes?
Constant air with no tonguing as we change the notes
400
Where should a brass players split go?
In the trash!
400
What instrument can play the lowest pitch in the ensemble
Tuba
400
What instrument did Ms. Marissa learn first in 4th grade beginning band?
Trumpet
400
Describe what staccato notes should sound like?
Short/Seperated
500
How do you know when it is time to pack up your instrument?
When Ms. Marissa says to and not a moment sooner!
500
What is this symbol called in music? 
Crescendo- gradually play from quiet to loud.
500
What state is Ms. Marissa originally from?
Connecticut
500
How do we practice difficult sections of music?
Break it down into smaller pieces, slow it down, and speed it up once we've got it