Instrument Families
The trombone is found in this instrument family.
What is brass?
This song is a popular Coldplay song, off an album of the same name.
What is Viva La Vida?
These are the 4 spaces of the treble clef.
What is FACE?
This articulation is used to show growth in volume (progressively getting louder).
What is crescendo?
This individual is the only flute player in fifth grade band.
Who is Sebastian?
The saxophone is found in this instrument family.
What are woodwinds?
This song is in 2/4 time, in the style of a march.
What is March for a Norwegian Penguin?
These are the 5 lines of the treble clef.
What is EGBDF (Every Good Burger Deserves Fries)?
This articulation is used to show decay in volume (progressively getting quieter).
What is decrescendo?
This individual has a little mustache attached to their trombone mouthpiece.
Who is Niles?
This is the name of the small piece of wood needed to produce sound on a woodwind.
What is a reed?
This song uses the dynamic fortississimo, or triple forte. It featured a new note for our band (fi).
What is Dragon Slayer?
These are the 4 spaces of the bass clef.
What is ACEG (All Cows Eat Grass)?
This articulation mark is used to connect two notes OF THE SAME PITCH together, so that their rhythmic values combine.
What is a tie?
This is the largest instrument section in 5th grade band, with 6 players.
Who are the trumpets?
The timpani is found in this instrument family.
What is percussion?
This song was performed in 2 parts, with Part B using some new notes that went below Do.
What is Jolly Old St. Nick?
These are the 5 lines of the bass clef.
What is GBDFA (Gummy Bears Don't Fly Airplanes)?
This articulation mark is used to connect two DIFFERENT notes, showing that you should not separate the two note by tonguing.
What is a slur?
3 out of the 4 members of this instrument section are in Jazz Band.
Who are the saxophones?
The flute is found in this instrument family.
What are woodwinds?
This was the first song we worked on this year, though it was scrapped before the winter concert and we never went back to it.
What is Deep River?
This note is found as the first line of the bass clef, AS WELL AS the fourth space of the bass clef.
What is G?
This articulation is a little dot on top of (or below) the note head, and it translates to "short and detached".
What is staccato?
This individual is the only member of 5th grade band that is in BVD.
Who is Brian?