History
Instruments
Rhythm
Note Reading
Musical Elements
100
What color uniforms do fife and drum ensembles wear?
What color uniforms do fife and drum ensembles wear?
Answer: The opposite color of the regiment they are a part of
100
Identify the names AND instrument families of these instruments.
#1 = Bass Drum -- Percussion
#2 = Bugle -- Brass
#3 = Fife -- Woodwind
#4 = Snare Drum -- Percussion
100
Identify the names of the rhythms below:
#1 = 8th Notes
#2 = 16th Notes
#3 = Half Note
#4 = Quarter Note
#5 = Quarter Rest
100
What is the name of this symbol?
Answer: Treble Clef
100
1. What musical element made the fife ideal for communication during a battle?
2. What musical element made the drum ideal for communication during a battle?
1. What musical element made the fife ideal for communication during a battle?
Answer: high-pitched
2. What musical element made the drum ideal for communication during a battle?
Answer: loud volume
200
Correctly pronounce AND spell the word that means a large group of fifers and drummers.
Correctly pronounce AND spell the word that means a large group of fifers and drummers.
Answer: Corps (pronounced "core")
200
Identify at least 2 differences between the snare drum and the bass drum.
Identify at least 2 differences between the snare drum and the bass drum.
Answers Vary: Size (Bass Drum is bigger), Strike the top of the snare drum vs. both sides of the bass drum, drumsticks are used on the snare drum vs. mallets on the bass drum, snare drum is higher pitched than the bass drum, the snare drum plays more complicated rhythms than the bass drum, etc.
200
For each rhythm, identify how many beats each rhythm lasts for AND how many sounds it makes.
#1 = 1 Beat, 2 Sounds
#2 = 1 Beat, 4 Sounds
#3 = 2 Beats, 1 Sound
#4 = 1 Beat, 1 Sound
#5 = 1 Beat, 0 Sounds
200
How many lines AND spaces are there in the treble clef staff?
How many lines AND spaces are there in the treble clef staff?
Answer: 5 lines + 4 spaces
200
What are the two purposes of fife & drum music?
What are the two purposes of fife & drum music?
Answer: Military Communication & Entertainment
300
What is the name of the first country to use fifes and drums for military communication?
What is the name of the first country to use fifes and drums for military communication?
Answer: Switzerland
300
How does a bugle player change the pitch on their instrument?
How does a bugle player change the pitch on their instrument?
Answer: By adjusting the buzzing and positioning of their lips
300
What do the top AND bottom numbers of a time signature tell musicians?
What do the top AND bottom numbers of a time signature tell musicians?
Top = The number of beats that will be in each measure
Bottom = Which rhythm gets the steady beat
300
1. What is a phrase you could use to remember the letters of the LINES of the treble clef staff?
2. What word do the SPACES of the treble clef staff spell?
1. What is a phrase you could use to remember the letters of the LINES of the treble clef staff?
Answer: Answers Vary -- EGBDF
2. What word do the SPACES of the treble clef staff spell?
Answer: FACE
300
Based on the descriptions below, identify the type of musician:
1. Included men and boys who played fifes, drums, and bugles. Play military commands, help with troop movements on small and large scales, and provide command and control during the heat of battle.
2. Used in parades, military reviews, funerals, inspections, commanding officers addressing their men, provided comfort in camp and included more wind instruments.
1. Included men and boys who played fifes, drums, and bugles. Play military commands, help with troop movements on small and large scales, and provide command and control during the heat of battle = FIELD MUSICIANS
2. Used in parades, military reviews, funerals, inspections, commanding officers addressing their men, provided comfort in camp and included more wind instruments = MILITARY BAND
400
Identify 2 technological advancements that replaced instruments being used in the military to communicate.
Identify 2 technological advancements that replaced instruments being used in the military to communicate.
Answer: Radios, Firearms, Transportation
400
Identify at least 2 differences between the fife and a modern flute.
Identify at least 2 differences between the fife and a modern flute.
Answers Vary: the fife is smaller and higher-pitched, the fife is made of wood while the flute is made of metal, the fife has 6 open finger holes while the flute has lots of keys that must be pressed down, etc.
400
Based on this unit, which instrument's main purpose is to keep time/the beat, so that marchers stay in step?
Based on this unit, which instrument's main purpose is to keep time/the beat, so that marchers stay in step?
Answer: Bass Drum
400
Identify the letter names of each of the space notes below:
#1 = A
#2 = D
#3 = F
#4 = E
400
Which instrument from this unit is also used in folk music?
Which instrument from this unit is also used in folk music?
Answer: Fife
500
Fife and drum music is strongly associated with the...
Fife and drum music is strongly associated with the...
Answer: Birth of America
500
Identify the two problems with using instruments to communicate in the military.
Identify the two problems with using instruments to communicate in the military.
Answers: The battlefield was too noisy and chaotic & the enemy could hear your signals
500
Answer the questions below about parodies:
1. What musical element is changed in a parody to create the new version?
2. What is the purpose of a parody?
1. What musical element is changed in a parody to create the new version? Answer: Lyrics
2. What is the purpose of a parody? Answer: To make fun of something
500
Identify the letter names of the line notes below:
#1 = B
#2 = D
#3 = C
#4 = G
500
Identify 3 different things you would expect to hear in this unit's genre of music.
Identify 3 different things you would expect to hear in this unit's genre of music.
Answers Vary: Fife/Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Bugle, Loud Volume, Steady Beat, No Vocals/Lyrics, Medium/Fast Speed, etc.