Band
Beats
MS Band
Playing Music
Band Directors
200

What 3 families of instruments do we have in band?

Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion

200

How many beats does a whole note get?

4 beats

200

How many concerts are we performing this year? 

4 (Alley Cats, Christmas Concert, Spring Concert, NRH2O)

200

Name two components of good posture

Feet flat on the floor, back straight, shoulders back, etc.

200

What is Mr. Olson's main instrument?

Tuba

400

The bassoon belongs to which family of instruments?

Woodwinds

400

How many beats does a quarter note get?

1 beat

400

Name one song played by Varsity Band this year (Hope you were listening to the concert last night...)

Lots of answers

400

What tells us how many beats are in a measure?

Time Signature

400

What college did Mr. Jeansonne go to?

West Texas A&M University

600

What is the beginning of a note called?

Articulation / Attack

600

How many beats does a SINGULAR eighth note get?

half a beat 

600

Who is our color guard teacher?

Mr. Bain


600

What word do we use to remember how to play the last note of a song?

Tone

600

What is Mrs. Jeansonne's main instrument?

Flute

800

The Horn belongs to which instrument family?

Brass

800

How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?

1.5 beats

800

What are we expected to have each class? (3 items....you usually don't have item #3)

Instrument, music, pencil

800

Name a machine that beats time

Metronome

800

Name one of the band directors pets.

Answers Vary

1000
What does "FF" mean?

Fortissimo

1000

How do you count sixteenth notes?

1 e + a

1000

What day is our next concert?

May 16th

1000

Name three different types of articulation

Stacatto, Legato, Accent, Marcato, Slurred, Etc

1000

In what state was Mrs. Jeansonne born?

California