Concerts
Name the 5 pieces that we played for our Spring Concert.
Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chantey
Lullaby
We Are The Champions
Blue Rhythmico
Stone Mountain Stomp
Name the composer of Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chantey and When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
Richard Stephan
This term means to bounce the bow.
Spiccato
The hair of your bow comes from this animal
What is Mr. Goehle's son's first name?
Luke
Name the 3 of the 5 pieces we played for our Winter Concert.
Dance of the Tumblers
Night Shift
Danny Boy
Secret Agent Sugarplum
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Name this Russian composer, who wrote Dance of the Tumblers.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
This is the term that describes counting a faster rhythm in our head, in order to play a tricky rhythm more accurately.
Subdivision
The viola da gamba (gamba = leg) eventually evolved into this string instrument.
Cello
What college did Mr. Goehle and Mrs. Gregory attend together?
SUNY Potsdam
Name 1 piece that the 6th Grade Orchestra played this year (excluding Stone Mountain Stomp)
Dragon Dances
Dorchester Street Songs
Dramatic Essay
Loch Lomond
Name this composer who wrote Night Shift (Hint: his last name sounds like a brand if bolognia!)
Richard Meyer
This is the term that describes how we play note with the bow or fingers.
Articulation
"Bratsche" is the German word for this string instrument.
Viola
What is Mr. Goehle's favorite string instrument?
Cello
What was the name of the High School we performed at for Darien Lake?
Alexander High School
Name the original composer(s) of We Are the Champions.
Queen
This is the term for a rhythm that is played off the beat.
Syncopation
Instruments used to be strung with "gut strings" that were not made out of metal like they are today. What were they made out of?
Dried Sheep/Goat Intestines
What year was Mr. Goehle born?
You only find out if you guess it right!
What was the name of the piece that every orchestra student performed last year at the All-District Concert?
A Festival Rondo
Name one classical composer that has not already been named AND is not: Mozart, Beethoven, or Bach.
Multiple Answers
This is the Italian word for "sweetly"
dolce
The small wooden dowel located inside your instrument is called the...
Sound Post
Which one of the following is true:
1. Mr. Goehle came in 2nd place in a salsa dancing contest in Mexico City.
2. Mr. Goehle went skydiving with his wife for their honeymoon.
3. Mr. Goehle met former president Barack Obama while living in NYC.
#1