"M"usic
Orchestra
Roxbury Music Dept.
Fun Facts
The Punch Line
100

A single unit of time in a piece of music featuring a specific number of beats, typically found between two barlines, is called this

Measure

100

What's the plucking of the string called

Pizzacato

100

Who will be your 6th grade Orchestra director?

Mr. Goodwin

100

How many tattoos does Mr. Barry have?

1

100

What happens when you step on a B?

It becomes Bb (B flat - Bee flat)

200

What kind of band is this?

Mariachi

200

What's the music notation word for "bow"

arco

200

Name one High School Choir Director

Mrs. Sweer, Mrs. Reingold, Mr. Hachey

200

What animal poops in cube shapes?

The Wombat

200

What instrument can you find in the bathroom?

A Tuba toothpaste

300

What popular singer is known for singing All I Want for Christmas is You and is famous for hitting those high notes?

Mariah Carey

300

What does THIS symbol mean when placed above a note in music? 

Upbow

300

Name a High School Band teacher

Mr. Monaghan, Mr. Sweet, Ms. Bednarcik, Mr. Conrad

300

Which recorded historical event came first: the invention of the flute or the invention of pants?

The Flute (by nearly 35,000 years)
300

What do you say to the triangle player in the orchestra?

Thank you for every "ting"

400

The title of THIS Taylor Swift Album released in October 2022 

Midnights

400

What string does a Viola have that Violins don't?

C

400

Who is the High School Orchestra director?

Mr. Goodwin

400

How many cats do Mr. Barry and Ms. Bream have in total?

4

400

What rock group has four guys that don't sing?

Mount Rushmore

500

This word can be found in the middle dynamics and translates to English from Italian as "half" or "medium"

Mezzo

500

Violin strings are currently made out of spun metal. What were they made of way back in the 1600s?

I KNOW ITS GROSS


Animal Intestine - aren't we happy for inventors?

500

Who started working here first: Ms. Bream or Mr. Barry?

Mr. Barry

500

Who sold more CD's in 2016: Mozart or Beyonce?

Mozart!!

500

What type of song do planets sing?

Nep-tunes

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