Bruno Mars
Music Theory
Instruments
Marching Band
Guess Who?
100

This Bruno Mars hit opens the Hartley 2026 marching show.

What is "Treasure"?

100

This symbol raises a note by one half step

What is a sharp?

100

This brass instrument commonly uses a slide instead of valves.

What is a trombone?

100

The foot that begins most forward marches.

What is the left foot?

100

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Who is Jae'den?


200

This Bruno Mars song spent 14 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is "Uptown Funk"

200

This dynamic is louder than mezzo-forte but softer than fortissimo.

What is a forte?

200

This brass instrument has the longest tubing of any instrument on the field.

What is the sousaphone?


200

The command used to march in place.

What is mark time?

200

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Who is Mr. Williams?

300

Bruno Mars was born in this U.S. state

What is Hawaii?

300

This articulation means the notes should be smooth and connected.

What is a legato?

300

This woodwind instrument does not use a reed.

What is a flute?

300

The marching style that takes eight equal steps over five yards.

What is 8-to-5 marching?
300

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Who is Saron?

400

Name all four songs in order.  

What are "Treasure," "I Just Might," "Die With a Smile," and "Uptown Funk"

400

This key signature contains five sharps

What is B Major?

400

This percussion instrument is commonly called the "heartbeat" of the band.

What is the base drum?

400

Head up, shoulders back, chest up, feet together

Name the four basics of marching posture.

400

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Who is Daniel?

500

This instrument Bruno Mars often plays while performing live.

What is the guitar? (Piano & Drums are right too)

500

This symbol adds half the value of a note to its duration

What is a dot?

500

This marching instrument replaced the French horn because it projects better on the field.

What is the mellophone?

500

This marching technique allows performers to move sideways while keeping their upper body facing front.

What is crab stepping?

500

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Who is Mackenzie?