Teacher Trivia
Mr. Venable's Primary Instrument
Percussion
A double reed instrument, pitched in C, often gets mistaken for a long wooden log with a weird lip at the top.
Bassoon
The name of the five lines of music that we all know and love.
Staff
This major key signature contains two flats.
B flat major
The name of the ship that carried the pilgrims to a new land. Would look good in a bouquet.
Mayflower
Where Mr. Venable went to college.
Towson University
The brass instrument uniquely pitched in the key of F, uses rotary valves, and is known to surrender often.
French Horn
The word for the sound an instrument makes.
Tone
The note value that lasts for three beats in 4/4 time.
Dotted half note
One of the first indigenous crops found on the new land.
Corn/Maize
Mr. Venable's favorite TV show.
Star Trek
A familiar jazzy instrument, just... shorter. Invented by Adolf Sax, just like the rest of them.
Soprano Saxophone
The name for a device that keeps tempo.
Metronome
In 3/8 time, this note value counts as one beat.
Eighth note
This rock was located where the pilgrims left the mayflower to explore their new home.
Plymouth Rock
Mr. Venable's Hometown
Hershey, PA
The union of a squeaky, shrill woodwind and a loud, proud brass instrument. Sometimes, it has four valves, just because it can.
Piccolo Trumpet
The title of a professional who writes new music.
Composer
This articulation is used when creating separated, well articulated notes.
"Tah"
An early landing spot of the pilgrims; also, the name of a delicious kettle-cooked potato chip company.
Cape Cod
Mr. Venable's favorite percussion instrument.
Marimba
The glockenspiel, but bigger; often used in jazz. Made of metal, and has a sustain pedal.
Vibraphone
Another name for the Treble Clef; looks like a letter of the alphabet, if you have a bit of imagination.
G clef
The dynamic marking for playing loud, then immediately dropping down.
Forte piano
This colonial figure, prominent in the first thanksgiving, shares a first name with a common measurement of distance.
Myles Standish