Scales
Instruments
Symbols/Notations
Composers
Unique Instruments
100
What scale has no flats or sharps?
Concert C
100
What are the two main double reed instruments?
Bassoon and Oboe
100
What symbol means to hold a note and not stop until directed by the conductor?
A Fermata
100
Who composed the piece Für Elise and was deaf?
(It's okay to get the Composer questions wrong, they're meant to be hard)
Ludwig Van Beethoven
100
This instrument is usually described as angelic, and when it is, the instrument is described as being gold in color. This large V-shaped instrument has many strings, and is played by someone sitting on a stool and strumming it. What is it?
A Harp
200
What scale has only one flat, which is Bb?
Concert F
200
Name the 5 main brass instruments in a concert band.
Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, and Tuba
200
What circular marking hovers over or under a note (Depending on which way the notes line goes) and means to play the note shorter than normal?
A Staccato
200
Who composed The Four Seasons?
(It's okay to get the Composer questions wrong, they're meant to be hard)
Antonio Vivaldi
200
This is a double reed instrument that looks like an oboe, but has a pear shaped bulb on the end and plays in Concert F. What is it?
An English Horn
300
What scale has only one sharp, which is F#?
Concert G
300
What is the name of the instrument, which was formerly known as the sackbut, that uses a sliding tube to alter its range?
A Trombone
300
What marking means to play a note stronger/louder than the dynamics suggest?
An Accent
300
Which piece did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart compose out of these?
A.Moonlight Sontana
B.Mass in B Minor
C.Bolero
D.Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G Major)
D. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G Major)
(It's okay to get the Composer questions wrong, they're meant to be hard)
300
This instrument is very close to being a trumpet, but it is shorter and wider. It is pitched in Bb, and has a usual range of two-and-three-quarter octaves. What is it?
A Cornet
400
What scale includes the notes Eb and Bb?
Concert Bb
400
Name the 5 main woodwinds in a concert band.
Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, and Saxophone
400
What symbol means to start soft and gradually get louder? What Symbol means to start loud and gradually get softer?
A Crescendo and a Decrescendo
400
Who Composed the piece that Honors Band played last year: Dublin Dances?
(It's okay to get the Composer questions wrong, they're meant to be hard)
Jan Van der Roost
400
This double-reed instrument is twice as big as a bassoon, and sounds an octave lower. What is it?
A Contrabassoon
500
Which scale includes the notes Ab, Bb, and Eb?
Concert Eb
500
What are the main instruments that our band directors play? (Hint: One plays a brass and the other plays a woodwind)
Mrs. Rosenberg plays the clarinet, and Mr. Agureos plays the tuba
500
What do you do upon seeing "D.C. Al Coda"
You go back to the beginning and play until you hit the Coda.
500
Who composed the piece Ave Maria?
Franz Schubert
500
This instrument uses the buzzing of a voice. It can be made of either metal or plastic, and has a hole on the side which is covered by a thin membrane. What is it?
A Kazoo