Music and Math
This is the total number of beats in Four Four when you add a dotted half note with an eighth rest.
What is 3.5?
"Stuck in the middle" and often playing alto sax lines, this brass instrument would stretch out to 13 feet if unwound.
What is french horn?
This is the opposite of divisi.
What is unison?
Also known as the red priest, this composer wrote many pieces during the baroque period, including one that includes a change of the weather due to different quarters of the calendar.
Who is Vivaldi?
I'll still keep the party runnin
What is "Not one hair out of place"
This is the total number of beats in cut time when you add a whole note with a quarter note.
What is 2.5?
Another "middle instrument," this woodwind uses a double reed like its relatives, the oboe and bassoon.
What is English Horn?
When a composer wants an aggressive feeling in a piece of music, they may use this symbol to emphasize notes.
What is accent?
This composer has written music for both Disney and Broadway, to include songs from Moana and In The Heights.
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
No matter the distance, I want you to know
What is "That deep down inside of me..."
This is the total number of beats in two four when you add a half note, 4 sixteenth notes, a quarter rest, and a dotted half note.
What is 7?
This percussion instrument originated in Africa and is still at the heart of storytelling and cultural gatherings.
What is the djembe?
As a dramatic point in music, sometimes a composer will ask a performer to slow down a lot to build suspense using this symbol.
What is rallentando?
Known for writing engaging parts for all sections (including percussion!), this young band composer wrote our combined band piece for Veterans Day - American Declaration.
Who is Randall Standridge?
It means no worries for the rest of your days
What is "it's a problem-free philosophy, Hakuna Matata"?
This is the total number of beats in six eight when you add a dotted half note, two eighth notes, and a quarter note.
What is 10?
Often used to double bass lines in young band literature, this instrument can also be called the kettle drum.
What is timpani?
Often times composers choose to write marches in this time signature to match the band's left, right, left, right feel.
What is cut time?
This dynamic duo wrote many famous musicals, including Oklahoma, The King and I, and South Pacific.
Who is Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Tonight Tonight
What is "And we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign"
This is the total number of beats in six four when you add a dotted whole note, a pair of eighth notes, and a quarter rest and then divide that value by the value of a whole note.
What is 2?
Some may argue that this ebony and pearl instrument should NOT be included in the percussion section, even though you play it by striking strings with hammers.
What is piano?
If a composer wants an ensemble to repeat a section for an indefinite number of times, they will use this symbol.
What is Vamp Ad Lib?
This contemporary artist writes a lot of her own music and sometimes teams up with her brother Finneas on tunes like Bad Guy and What Was I Made For.
Who is Billie Eilesh?
And end up dreaming
What is "instead of sleeping"