Notes and Reptile Skins
John Hancock of Keys
Facts that may or may not be fun
Walking...WITH STYLE
BAND.
100

The first ___ letters of the alphabet make up the notes we see in music.

What is 7/seven?

100

This is the most commonly played Band Key Signature.

What is Bb (B flat) Major?

100

FIGARO.

What is the name of Mr. Gasemy's Cat?

100

This is the foot that we (almost) always will start with when marching.

Left

100
This is the hit Britney Spears song that was in the TJ Marching Band Show in 2019

What is "Toxic?"

200
This note is the fourth line up on Bass Clef.

What is an F?

200

This is the Major key signature that has 0 (zero) sharps or flats. 

What is C Major?

200

This is what the band room at TJ used to be.

What is a Garage or an Autobody Shop?
200
This is how many points of alignment we have in our posture.

What is 5 points of alignment?

200

This is a section that only performs in the indoor percussion ensemble at TJ. 

What is a Cymbal Line?
300

This note is the reason where the Treble Clef gets it's nickname.

What is a G?

300

This is the most amount of Sharps or Flats that you will see in a key signature.

What is 7?

300
This is the school where Mrs. Baker came from prior to TJ.

What is Oakdale High School?

300

This is our most basic measurement of step when marching. 

What is an 8 to 5 step size?
300

In 2018, the TJ Band is the only program from the state of MD to do this.

What is making BOA Finals?

400

This type of scale is typically what a lot of happy songs are written in.

What is a Major Scale?

400

This is the order of Flats as they appear in the key signature.

What is BEADGCF?

400

Mr. Gasemy's High School Band Director is married to which FORMER TJ Assistant Principal?

Who is Mr. Caulfield?

400

This is our vocal for a backward to forward direction change. 

What is a squeeze, point, flex?

400

These are all of the organizations that the band program competes within during the outdoor and indoor seasons.

What are MMBA, USBands, BOA, KIDA, and WGI?

500

These are the three types of this type of scale.

What is Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor?

500

These are the aspects that define a relative major/minor key. 

What is having the same key but a different starting note?

500

This is how many consecutive seasons of performing that Mr. Gasemy did in the Marching Arts from 2008-2016.

What is 18 seasons?

500
This is a great analogy for how your body should be when sliding!

What is a spiral staircase?

500

This is the true ORIGINAL name of the TJ Fight Song?

What is Entry of the Gladiators?

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