Theory
Playing Techniques
Band Instruments
Music and Culture
Crazy Facts
100
A "dotted-half note" is equal to this many beats in 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4 time.
What are 3 beats?
100
This part of your mouth is used to start and seperate notes.
What is a tongue?
100
This instrument is the only band instrument that does not use keys or valves to produce different pitches, using a slide instead.
What is a trombone?
100
The piece of music by Ms. Hall entitled "Bandy Shark" is based on this popular tune.
What is "Baby Shark?"
100
These animals eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
What are termites?
200
This symbol is worth 2 beats and is called a __________.
What is a half rest?
200
Making this go faster results in a higher pitch being produced.
What is air?
200
The trumpet, trombone, and tuba are all members of this instrument family.
What are brass instruments?
200
The song is sung all over the world in many languages, usually on someone's birthday.
What is "Happy Birthday"?
200
This animal once fell on a performer at the Sydney Opera House.
What is a chicken?
300
This symbol, which looks like a line connecting a series of notes, is used to indicate to the player to play smoothly, connected, without breaks in the notes, or without tonguing between notes.
What is a slur?
300
Musicians should do this after they play their instrument to ensure that condensation is removed from their instrument.
What is cleaning? or swabbing? or emptying spit valve?
300
This is the only woodwind instrument that does not use a reed to produce sound.
What is a flute?
300
This artist made history in 2024 by being the star of the highest grossing tour in history.
Who is Taylor Swift?
300
Plants prefer to listen to this genre of music.
What is classical music?
400
The notes on this t-shirt spell this word. 
What is "dad"?
400
This word refers to the face muscles used to play a wind instrument.
What is an embouchure?
400
On some woodwind instruments, this wooden part vibrates to produce sound.
What is a reed?
400
This George Michael song is known for its iconic sax riff.
What is "Careless Whisper?"
400
Arnold Schoenberg, who ironically suffered from triskaidekaphobia, died on this day in July, 1951.
What is Friday the 13th?
500
This symbol can
indicate a 4-beat rest, or it can indicate a rest that lasts the whole measure in 2/4 or 3/4 time.
What is a whole rest?
500
In this process, musicians adjust the length of their instrument slightly either by changing the position of the mouthpiece/headjoint, or by moving certain slides. This helps the band sound more cohesive.
What is tuning?
500
These instruments, classified as double-reed instruments, are not common in beginner bands, put are a part of professional ensembles.
What is a bassoon? or What is an oboe?
500
This artist recently won "Album of the Year" at the Grammys for his all-Spanish album "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" (DTMS) and also appeared at a highly viewed sporting event.
Who is "Bad Bunny?"
500
This popular classical composer bought a dog to meet fans' requests for locks of his hair.
Who is Franz Liszt?