Music
Stadium Jams Vol. 5
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
3
Who plays the melophone?
Ryan
How do you stay together and keep a steady pulse when we play?
Watch the conductor, count in our heads, quietly tap our feet, listen to the instruments around us
What instrument family does the French Horn belong to?
Brass
What piece did we first obtain for this year's concert?
Nightmare Before Christmas.
What instrument family does the saxophone belong to?
The woodwinds
How many saxophone players are there?
5
Describe proper playing posture
Sitting up tall and not slouched, arms and hands relaxed with no tension, eyes facing the director (not the floor!)
What does a dot above a note tell us to do?
Play the note short and separated (staccato)
What piece do we play after each touchdown?
On Wisconsin.
What dynamic level is louder than piano but softer than mezzo forte?
Mezzo piano (mp)
How many people made it into honor band?
5
How do we play legato or slurred notes?
Constant air with no tonguing as we change the notes
What instrument did Asa play last year?
Bass drum.
What piece of music do we not have music for, but we still play for timeouts.
Go, Team, Go!
What is the name of the machine that plays a steady beat for us?
Metronome
What was the name of last year's senior saxophone?
Corbin Frederick.
Why do band players count?
To get rythems right.
What does D.C. stand for in music?
Da Capo, or to go back to the top
What piece of music has the first 8 measures of only low brass and percussion on Shorties 16.
Push It
When we have really high or low notes, we add extra lines to the staff. What are those lines called?
Ledger lines
Name all the brass players.
Miles, Teagan, Ryan, Corbin, Jackson, Ashton, Bradley, Gracelynn, and Abigail.
How do we practice difficult sections of music?
Why do certain instruments sit in certain areas in a band?
Quieter instruments like woodwinds go in the front so they can be heard, louder instruments like low brass go in the back so they don't cover up the quieter instruments (and so we can listen back)