Woodwinds
Your instruments are called "woodwinds" because they were or are made of what?
Wood
Why is your instrument considered a "brass" instrument?
It is made out the metal called brass.
Why is your instrument called "percussion?"
Because you hit, shake, or scrape it to produce a sound.
What families of instruments are in a band?
Woodwind, brass and percussion.
Name 2 components of good posture.
Feet flat on the floor. Tall and straight back (not using the back of your chair)!
Name 4 woodwinds.
flute clarinet (Bb, alto or bass) oboe bassoon recorder saxophone (alto, tenor or bass) piccolo english horn
Name 4 brass instruments.
trumpet french horn trombone baritone tuba sousaphone
Name 4 percussion instruments.
snare drum bass drum xylophone bells triangle woodblock tambourine cymbals timpani
What do we call the band that plays at football and basketball games?
Pep band.
When you take a good, deep breath to play your instrument, it is wrong to use what part of your body?
Your shoulders - they should remain fairly still. You should be using your diaphragm muscle in your belly area.
How do you change the pitch of a woodwind instrument?
By covering different holes on the instrument.
Pulling out/Pushing in
Name 2 different ways of changing pitch on a brass instrument.
By pushing valves, changing the slide position, changing the air speed, or changing the lip position, tuning slide
Percussion instruments are divided into what 2 categories?
Pitched (bells, xylophones) Non-pitched (snare drum, bass drum, triangle, wood block, triangle)
What does Ms. Gerczynski ask for at the end of every class?
Concert Bb
What is the difference between a concert band and an orchestra.
The orchestra includes the string family. The concert band does not.
How does covering different holes on a woodwind instrument change the pitch?
By covering different holes you are changing the length of the column of air going through the instrument. (Short air column=high note. Long air column=low note.)
Brass instruments have 3 parts. Name them.
Mouthpiece, tubing/valves, bell.
What is the name of the stick used to play pitched percussion instruments?
mallet
What type of band on the field during halftime at a football game?
Marching band.
Musical notation is written on this.
Staff
This woodwind is the oldest instrument in the world to play notes.
The flute.
Earliest brass instruments were used for two reasons. Name one of those reasons.
Used in the military. Used for communication during hunting.
This type of drum is often called the kettledrum.
Timpani
What is the best class to be involved in all the way through your 12th grade in Calhan?
Band, of course!
How many eighth notes does it take to equal a whole note?
Eight