Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Band
Miscellaneous
100

Your instruments are called "woodwinds" because they are (or WERE) made of this material.

What is wood?

100
These instruments are made out of this material.
What is the metal brass?
100

Percussionists do this to make a sound on their instrument.

What is hitting, shaking, or scraping?

100
These three families make up a complete band.
What are the woodwind, brass, and percussion families?
100

Name 2 components of good posture.

What is feet flat on the floor, sit tall, sit on the edge of your chair, head tall, hiney on the hump etc.?

200
Name 4 woodwinds.
What are flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets, recorders, saxophones (alto, tenor, bari), piccolo, or English horn? (Must say 4 of these)
200
Name 4 brass instruments.
What are trumpets, French horns, trombones, baritones (euphoniums), tubas, Sousaphones? (Must say 4 of these)
200
Name 4 percussion instruments.
What is the snare drum, bass drum, xylophone, bells, marimba, vibraphone, chimes, triangle, woodblock, tambourine, cymbals, timpani, etc.?
200

A composition written for two players.

What is a duet?

200

When taking a deep breath to play your instrument, you shouldn't be breathing with this part of your body.

What are the nose?

300
Change the pitch of a woodwind instrument by doing this.
What is covering different holes on the instrument?
300
Brass players change the pitch on their instrument by doing at least two things. Name at least 2 different ways.
What is pushing valves, moving the slide, changing the air speed, or changing the lip position?
300

These are used to play the snare drum.

What are drumsticks?

300
This type of band marches in parades or on the football field at halftime.
What is the marching band?
300

What is the highest note that we have covered on YOUR instrument?

400
Covering more holes on the instrument causes the pitch to do this.
What is the pitch gets lower?
400
Brass instruments have these 3 parts.
What is the mouthpiece, tubing/valves, and the bell?
400

These are used to play pitched percussion instruments.

What are mallets?

400

This person is the tallest band teacher.

Who is Mr. Byer

400

What type of note gets the beat in 6/8 time?

What is an eighth note?

500

This woodwind used to be made of WOOD, but is now made of metal.

What is the flute?

500

This Brass instrument has the longest tubing, when unrolled.

What is the Tuba (or F French Horn) - both are similar length.

500
This drum used to be called a kettledrum.
What is the timpani?
500

How many different instrument sections are in YOUR 7th grade band

10

500

The amount of beats in one measure of cut time?

What is 2?

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