Instruments
This instrument is technically considered an end-blown flute!
What is: a Recorder
The composer of The Victors
Louis Elbel
"Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine."
What is: Mr. Brightside
Where does the band practice?
Revelli Hall/ Elbel Field
The ______ is a popular single reed instrument. It's used in classical, jazz, and band music. There is a wide variety of this instrument making its family the largest of the woodwinds.
What is: Clarinet
The group behind the fan favorite "Mr. Brightside"
The Killers
"Oh, well imagine
As I'm pacing the pews in a church corridor
And I can't help but to hear"
What is: I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! At The Disco
Who announces the band?
Carl Grapentine
True or false: The first horns were not made of brass, but used natural elements such as conch shells and animal horns.
True!
Who has written 137 marches?
John Philip Sousa
"Here's to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
'Cause the drinks bring back all the..."
What is: Memories - Maroon 5
What was the first year women women were allowed in the MMB?
1971
This instrument is considered a mix between that of a brass instrument and a clarinet.
What is: a Saxophone
Whose poem later became the lyrics for our national anthem?
Francis Scott Key
"Day to night to morning, keep with me in the moment"
What is: Say So - Doja Cat
Which president's funeral did the MMB play at?
President Gerald Ford.
____ are used to soften and lower the sound from a brass instrument. They often take different shapes in order to create different sounds.
What are: Mutes
The composer of our alma mater
Charles Gayley
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom,
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
What is: Royals by Lorde
In what year was the MMB founded?
1896