Music Theory
This kind of note gets 4 beats in 4/4 time.
What is a whole note?
The name of the piece you performed at the football game?
What is House Park Blues?
These two instruments are double reed instruments
What are the oboe and bassoon?
Players of this instrument put their hand in the bell when they play.
What is the (French) horn?
These two band directors went to UT Austin?
Who are Mr. Anderson and Mr. DeVall
This note is written on the 4th line of the staff.
What is D (treble) or F (bass)?
The name of the university where we took our field trip.
What is Texas Lutheran University?
This is the only brass/woodwind instrument that does not change notes with buttons.
What is the trombone?
The part of the conductors baton that you watch
What is the tip?
This band director likes basketball and golf.
Who is Mr. Anderson?
This time signature has three beats in a measure and the quarter note gets the beat.
What is 3/4?
The name of the gym where we performed our December concert.
What is Burger Gymnasium?
Name all the beginning band brass family instruments
What are the trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba?
This is a different type of tuba that is used in marching band.
What is the sousaphone?
The total number of cats owned by all three band directors?
What is 7?
This kind of note gets 1.5 beats in 4/4, 2/4 or 3/4 time.
What is a dotted quarter note?
Alpha Squadron is considered this genre of music.
What is a march?
Name at least two beginning band instruments that do not transpose (meaning when they see a note on the paper that is actually what sounds in concert pitch)
What are the flute, oboe, bassoon, trombone, euphonium, tuba and percussion?
This instrument is historically the youngest band instrument
What is the saxophone?
This band director grew up in Wisconsin
Who is Mrs. Mathews?
This time signature has 6 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat.
What is 6/4?
This person composed "New World Symphony"
Who is (Antonin) Dvorak?
If stretched out, this instrument would be the longest instrument of all the beginning band instruments.
What is the (French) horn?
These instruments were historically (and some are still to this day) made from animal hide.
What are drums?
The names of Mr. DeVall's cats.
Who is Bert, Bruce and Henry?