Articulations
Halloween Music
Instruments
Dynamics
Composer of the Month
100
This word means short and separated

what is staccato?

100

the song "This is Halloween" comes from what popular Tim Burton movie?

What is "The nightmare before christmas"

100

the smallest of the orchestral string instruments

What is a Violin?

100

What does Forte Mean (f)

strong, loud

100

this group is our composer of the month

Who is Creed?

200

what does the word Legato mean?

Smooth and connected

200

This popular song by Tim Pickett was released in 1962 quickly became the most well known halloween song of all time.

What is the monster mash?

200

the largest common brass instrument

what is a Tuba?

200

What does Piano Mean? (p)

Soft, Quiet

200

The name of either the singer or Guitarist of our composer of the month?

Who is Scott Stapp (singer) or Mark Tremonti (Guitar)?

300

this word means to hold a note until the conductor instructs to move on

what is a Fermata?

300

a popular youtube video combines this song with the skeleton dance, a walt disney silly symphony cartoon from 1929

what is spooky scary skeletons?

300

the only woodwind instrument in band that does not use a reed

what is a flute?

300

what does Mezzo mean in Mezzo Piano (mp) or Mezzo Forte (mf)?

middle or medium

300

The band the members of the band made after Scott Stapp left

Who is Alter Bridge?

400

what does articulation mean?

the manner in which a note is played, how it is attacked, held, and moved from.

400

the song "monster mash" contains these lyrics: "I was working in the ______ late one night"

what is Lab?

400

the only instrument included in a concert band that is not in an orchestra

What is a saxophone?
400

what does decrescendo (decresc.) mean?

to get quieter or softer gradually

400

Name one song by our composer of the month

Arms wide open, one last breath, Overcome, Higher, don't stop dancing, my sacrifice, etc.

500

this word means to hold for full value, and is showed by a small line over or under the note

what is Tenuto?

500

the theme song for the Addams family describes their house as a _____ where people come to see 'em

What is a Museum?

500

the piano belongs to which instrument family?

what is percussion?

500

what does sforzando (sfz) mean?

to attack hard, back off, and then get loud again.

500

our composer of the month tied the record for most consecutive weeks at #1 on the billboard top 200 with this popular band that wrote "yellow submarine"

who are the beatles?