Band
Beats
Band Vocab
Playing Music
Band Director
100

What 4 families of instruments do we have in band?

Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, and Strings

100

How many beats does a whole note get?

4 beats

100

Dynamics

How loud or soft you play a note.

100

Name two components of good posture

Feet flat on the floor, back straight, no two body parts touching, shoulders back, etc.

100

What is Mr. Fallon's main instrument? 

Flute

200

The clarinet belongs to which family of instruments?

Woodwinds

200

How many beats does a quarter note get?

1 beat

200

Intonation

How in-tune two instruments play together.

200

What tells us how many beats are in a measure?

Time Signature

200

What College did Mr. Fallon Attend?

University of the Pacific

300

What is the name of the clef that trombones use?

Bass Clef

300

How many beats does a half note get?

2 beats

300

Tempo

How fast or slow a piece of music is played.


300

How many bars are a typically musical phrase?

4


300

The High School that Mr. Fallon attended. 

Liberty High School

400

The French Horn belongs to which instrument family?

Brass

400

How many beats does a dotted half note get?

3 beats

400
Staccato

Notes being played in a detached or separated manner. 

400

Name a machine that beats time

Metronome

400

How many dogs does Mr. Fallon have?

2

500

What does "FF" mean?

Fortissimo - which means "play with a very powerful, full sound" 

500

How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?

1.5 beats

500

Dolce

Sweetly

500

Name three different styles of music 

Lyrical, March, Jazz, Latin, Technical, Rock, Hip Hop, etc

500

Who was Mr. Fallon's music teacher in Elementary School?

Mr. Morello

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