Brass
The number of valves on a trumpet
What is three?
The piece of wood instruments like clarinets and saxes use
What is a reed?
The objects usually used to play instruments like marimbas, xylophones, or timpanis
What are mallets?
The main director at Crestview Middle
Who is Mr. Hunt? OR Who is Colin Hunt? OR Who is Father Band?
What a single F stands for in dynamics
What is forte?
The method brass players use to put sound into their mouthpieces
What is buzzing?
The number of kinds of saxes in the Crestview 8th grade band
What is three? (Bari, tenor, alto)
The two categories percussion is sorted into for marching band
What are front ensemble and battery?
Hey band!
Hey what? OR What is hey what?
This determines the number of flats and sharps in a piece
What is key? OR What is key signature?
What is a trombone?
The part of a flute that air is blown across to create sound
What is a headjoint?
This instrument originates from East Asia and produces a deep ringing crash that can often be heard over the entire band.
What is the gong?
A physical characteristic shared between Professor Bergman and Mr Pierce that is not (known to be) shared among other band directors
What is bald?
The time signature that divides the measure into 6 eighth notes
What is 6/8 time?
The number of brass instruments that read in bass clef in the Crestview 8th grade band
What is three? (trombone, tuba, baritone)
The number of woodwinds that read in bass clef in Crestview 8th grade band
What is one? (bassoon)
This instrument's name comes from the German words for "bell" and "play"
What is the glockenspiel?
The number of band teachers at Crestview that primarily play a woodwind instrument
What is one? (Mr Pierce)
The concert pitch note played when a B flat instrument plays E
What is concert D?
This instrument with padded keys instead of valves was widely used in the 19th century as a predecessor to the tuba.
What is the ophicleide?
This double-reed instrument is considered a tenor/alto version of the oboe, and is often found in orchestras.
What is the English horn? OR What is the cor anglais?
The Vibraslap's original form, the quijada, was made out of this animal's jawbone
What is a donkey? OR What is a horse? OR What is a mule?
The band director with a birthday in mid October.
Who is Mrs. Rice? OR Who is the GOAT?
The key with four sharps
What is E major? OR What is C sharp minor?