Mr. Deckard goes to Chicago
Making Music with Mallets
100
These leaping animals are known for being incredibly smart and doing amazing tricks like the one shown below.
Dolphins
100
What are the "drum sticks" that we use to play our barred instruments called?
Mallets!
200
This famous painting is a self-portrait of this Dutch Painter.
Vincent van Gogh
200
What letters do we use to talk about musical notes that we play?
ABCDEFG
300
This bendy piece of art is called Cloud Gate. It is much more well known by this simple nickname.
The Bean
300
When it is not time to play your instrument, where will Mr. Deckard ask you to put your mallets?
On the ground
400
The view from the top of the tallest building in Chicago (Sears Tower) stretches to 4 different states. What are 2 of the states you can see from the tower?
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana
400
What materials are the bars on our percussion instruments made out of?
Metal and Wood
500
This is a view of Lake Michigan in Chicago. Lake Michigan is one of a group of 5 huge lakes that make up the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. What is the singular name for this group of famous lakes?
The Great Lakes
500
Which end of our barred instruments plays the LOWEST notes?
The left side!