Time Signatures
Instrument History
Key Signatures
Note Identification
Percussion
(next week's MHT!)
(next week's MHT!)
Random Facts
100
What time signature is this?
4/4
100
Which instrument originated in China & Egypt around 900 BCE?
Flute
100
What major key signature is this?
E Major
100
What note is this?
F
100
What instrument is this?
Snare Drum
100
What type of food are avocados?
Fruits
200
What type of time signature is this AND how many beats are there in each measure of this time signature?
Common Time, 4 beats
200
What was the name of the inventor of the Saxophone?
Adolphe Sax
200
Which major key signature has 5 flats?
D Flat Major
200
Who can draw a natural sign on the board?
200
What instrument is this?
Steel Pans or Steel Drums
200
Is water wet?
NO!
300
What type of time signature (simple/comp. AND duple/etc.) is 9/8?
Compound Triple
300
How long is an unrolled French Horn?
Anywhere between 12-16 ft.
300
List the correct order of flats when going down a key signature.
B E A D G C F
300
Enharmonically, B# is the same as what pitch?
C Natural
300
When did the modern Drumset originate and in what country?
1920s/30s, USA
300
Which planet is closest to Earth?
Mercury
400
Cut time is another way of writing what time signature?
2/2
400
What year were valves added to the Trumpet, making it a fully chromatic instrument?
1815 (Napoleon was also defeated at Waterloo this year and I celebrated my 20th birthday - big year everywhere!)
400
What major key signature is this?
C Flat Major
400
What note is this (we haven't talked about this...)?
F Flat
400
What is the most common brand of drumsticks?
Vic Firth
400
What movie can Mr. Cuppernull practically quote from memory?
Madagascar
500
What type of time signature is 7/8?
Irregular or asymmetrical
500
Around what year was the first Bass Clarinet invented?
1770
500
List the correct order of sharps when going down a key signature.
F C G D A E B
500
What note is this on a Bass?
C
500
In what part of the world were metal tubes put underneath mallet instruments to help them resonate?
Central America
500
The longest time that a chicken has survived with its head cut off was _____________ months.
18