Wind Orchestra
This person directs the band, even though they make no sound
What is a conductor?
This wind instrument is the smallest in any standard ensemble
What is a piccolo?
This is the largest instrument in the brass family.
What is a Tuba?
This smaller drum is used in a lot of music, and features a piece of metal on the bottom head, giving it a signature sound.
What is a snare drum?
270 Degrees
How far can an owl turn their head?
A fraction of a measure of music that is taken from the end of the piece and put on the beginning.
(do a pun)
This instrument that looks like a brass instrument but functions like a woodwind is named after it's creator
What is the saxophone?
This instrument is not a member of the symphonic orchestra but is a staple in wind orchestra, marching band, and particuliarly brass band.
What is the Euphonium?
What are timpani?
This is what baby owls are known as
What is an Owlet?
Popular to perform, this suite is the first of it's kind.
What is Holst's 1st Suite?
While not in the standard concert band, this instrument uses a double reed and external air bag to keep a continuous sound.
What is a bagpipe?
This brass instrument has two "sides". Musicians use a trigger to switch between them and unlock different ranges
What is a french horn?
This common mallett instrument uses wooden keys
What is a Marimba?
Antartica
What is the only continent that owls do not live on?
This is the original name for a wind orchestra/wind band
What is a millitary band?
This double reeded instrument is the largest of it's kind that appears in contemporary wind orchestra music
What is a contrabass basson
The easiest brass instrument to tune, this instrument keeps it's name even when a larger or smaller version is made to play in different octaves
What is a Trombone?
(ask them if they know anyone who plays trombone and to send them to us)
Technically a percussion instrument, this popular instrument has keys not meant to be played with mallets.
What is a piano?
>1 000 mice
what is the number of mice an owl eats in a year?
This Australian-born composer is known for his extreme beliefs, actions, and love for folk music.
Who is Percy Grainger?
10 Saxophones
Only played in brass band, this instrument is pitched between a euphonium and a trumpet, but is shaped like a baritone.
What is a tenor horn?
This metallic instrument shares a name with a prog rock album by Mike Oldfield
What are tubular bells
The elf owl
What is the smallest owl in the world?
They are 5–6 inches tall and weigh about 1.5 ounces