Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Band
Miscellaneous
100
Your instruments are called "woodwinds" because they were or are 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, sitting up straight, sit on the edge of your chair, keep legs uncrossed, 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
This type of band performs at sporting events and plays lots of popular tunes.
What is the pep band?
200
There are two things you should look at when you get a piece of music. What are they?

What is the key signature and time signature?

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 1 of these things.

What is pushing valves, moving the slide, changing the air speed, or changing the lip position?

300
Percussion instruments are divided into these two categories.
What is pitched (bells, xylophones, timpani, etc.) and non-pitched (drums, cymbals, etc.)?
300
This type of band marches in parades or on the football field at halftime.
What is the marching band?
300

We count rhythms with 2 different systems. Name one of them. 

What is fruit salad or numbers

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
This is used to play pitched percussion instruments.
What is a mallet?
400
This type of band focuses largely on improvisation.
What is the jazz band?
400
Musical notation is written on this.
What is a staff?
500
This woodwind is the oldest instrument in the world to play notes.
What is the flute?
500

Earliest brass instruments were used for two reasons. Name one of those reasons.

What is the military or for communication during hunting?

500

These drums are used in drum line 

What is the snare, bass, and tenor drum?

500

This is the best class to be involved with throughout your time here in Howard.

What is band (duh)!?

500
The amount of 16th notes in one beat of common time.
What is 4?
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