What does the top number of a time signature tell us?
How many beats are in each measure.
100
How many counts does a dotted half note get?
3 counts
100
What is the dot above any given note called and what does it mean?
Staccato - separated, space in-between the notes
100
What is the only woodwind instrument that does not use a reed to produce sound?
The flute
100
Name a popular instrument manufacturer.
Yamaha, Besson, Conn-Selmer, Jupiter, Bundy...
200
What does the bottom number of the time signature tell us?
What note gets the beat.
200
How many counts does a dotted quarter note get?
1 1/2 counts
200
If you see this above any given note > what is it called and what does it mean?
Accent - add emphasis or weight to a note, or play the note stronger
200
What brass instrument is approximately 5 feet long when laid in a straight line?
The Trumpet
200
Name a piece that we are playing for the Christmas concert this year. Double points if you can name the composer!
Bobsled Run (Lloyd Conley), A Christmas Canon (Michael Green), All Is Calm (Robert Smith), 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Jack Bullock)
300
How many beats are in each measure if the time signature read "3/4"
3 beats
300
How many counts is a quarter note, plus a dotted half note, minus a whole note, plus two eighth notes, plus another quarter note?
1 count
(1+3-4+1+1)
300
If you see this above any given note - what is it called and what does it mean?
Tenuto - hold the note for its full value, or play the note(s) smoother/connected
300
True or false: drum heads were made from goat skin before the plastic and polymer heads we use today.
True!
300
Which foot should a marching band step off with?
The left foot
400
What note gets the beat in 2/4 time?
The quarter note gets the beat
400
How many counts is two eighth notes, plus a quarter note, multiplied by a half note, minus a quarter note, plus a whole note?
6 counts
(1+1*2-1+4=6)
400
What is the line called that tells you to play a passage of notes without any break(s)?
Slur
400
How many keys are on a typical piano?
88 keys
400
How many lines and spaces are there on a staff?
5 lines, 4 spaces
500
What note gets the beat if the time signature is 6/8?
The eighth note
500
What is one dotted quarter note, minus an eighth note, plus two sixteenth notes, plus a whole note, multiplied by a dotted half note, plus an eighth note?
9 counts
(1 1/2-1/2+1/2+4*3+1/2=9)
500
What is the symbol called that tells you to hold a note until the conductor cuts you off?
Fermata
500
True or false: the trombone was originally called the sackbut
True!
500
True or false: the French Horn is not actually "French".
True! The horn was popularized in Germany and France, however the International Horn Society recommends the instrument be called by "Horn".