Band Instruments
This instrument was created by Adolphe Sax to make improvements on things he didn't like about the clarinet.
What is the saxophone?
These tell you to repeat a section.
What are repeat signs?
This is the name for the 5 lines and 4 spaces music is written on.
What is the staff?
This piece is the theme from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
What is Mickey Mouse March?
This note is twice the value of a half note, being worth 4 beats in 4/4 time.
What is a whole note?
This instrument uses a slide to create different notes.
What is the trombone?
These dots below notes tell you to play them short and separated.
What is staccato?
This is the name for a symbol that tells what notes are on what lines and spaces.
What is a clef?
This challenging piece features repeat signs and a Glockenspiel part.
What is Simple Gifts?
This note is half the value of a whole note - 2 beats in 4/4 time.
What is a half note?
This woodwind instrument is tricky to hold, and is the only woodwind instrument that doesn't use reeds.
What is the flute?
This symbol (<) tells you to play a note louder than the notes around it.
What is an accent?
These small lines extend the staff to reach notes higher or lower than the ones on it.
This composer wrote the Mickey Mouse March.
Who is Jimmie Dodd?
This note is the one indicated by the bottom number in 4/4 time and is half the value of a half note.
What is a quarter note?
This percussion instrument is the first instrument percussionists learn and the only non-pitched instrument that all of them get to play.
What is the snare drum?
These curved lines between two notes tell you to play them smoothly; for all instruments except trombone and percussion, you simply change the fingering while continuing the airstream.
What are slurs?
This speed is march tempo.
What is 120 beats per minute?
This piece is based on the William Tell Overture.
What is Go Tell Bill?
This rhythm features two equal sounds in one beat, and the notes are beamed together.
What is an eighth note pair?
This brass instrument can be described as a combination of the trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
What is the baritone?
This symbol (-) tells us to play a note for its full value and give it a slight accent.
What is tenuto?
In this time signature, there are 4 quarter notes in every measure.
What is 4/4 (or common time)?
This piece is an exercise from the book that was written in MuseScore (a music notation program) so we could play it without needing to do that activity.
What is Baffling Bar Lines?
This rhythm features four equal sounds spread across two beats.
What is 4 eighth notes beamed together?