Instruments
These 2 categories make up all percussion instruments.
What are pitched and non-pitched
This woodwind is the oldest instrument in the world to play notes.
What is the flute
The note for which the bass clef gets its name.
What is F?
These three components make up a characteristic sound.
What are attack, sustain, and release?
This Italian word means "becoming gradually slower."
What is Ritardando?
These soft components of woodwind instruments are the reason why you should avoid getting them wet.
What are pads?
The earliest brass instruments were used for these 2 primary purposes.
What is the military, and hunting?
Connecting the treble and bass clef forms this kind of staff.
What is the grand staff?
This is the only wind instrument that does not use vibrato in the wind ensemble.
What is the clarinet?
These Italian words mean "to return to the original tempo."
What is a tempo?
These 3 double reed instruments are commonly used in wind ensembles.
What are the oboe, bassoon, and english horn?
This composer wrote the original music for our 2019 marching band show, "The Elements".
Who is Brian Balmages?
Fbb is the enharmonic equivalent of this note.
What is Eb?
This intonation tendency is characteristic of the 1,2 valve combination.
What is sharp?
This French word means "the position and shape of the mouth of a wind player."
What is embouchure?
This combination of valves on a 3 valve brass instrument achieves the longest length of tubing.
What is 1, 2, 3?
In 1987, this march by John Philip Sousa was declared the National March of the United States.
What is The Stars and Stripes Forever?
These notes make up an Am7 chord.
What is A C E G?
Sonata form is a musical structure generally consisting of these three main sections.
What are the exposition, development, and recapitulation.
This Italian word means "with a sudden emphasis."
What is Sforzando (sfz)?
This wind instrument requires all 10 fingers to be used in pressing keys.
What is the bassoon?
These 3 works by an American composer exist in our music library: Cajun Folk Songs, Portrait of a Clown, and An American Elegy
Who is Frank Ticheli
While a trumpet player reads an A, an alto sax player would read this note to produce the same pitch.
What is an E?
These 3 shapes characterize different ways for the ensemble to balance/blend.
What is pyramid, barrel, and inverted pyramid?
This French word for trombone was used during the Renaissance and Baroque era.
What is sackbut?