Room 154
Music Theory
Can you even count?
At Our Concert on December 7th
This is Halloween
200

Ms. Vincent starts class with a reading from this adorable duo.

Who is "Big Panda Tiny Dragon"
200

These scale degrees make up a major chord

What is "1, 3, and 5"

200

There are this many eighth notes in a quarter note.

What is "2"?

200

This volcano erupted in 79 A.D., destroying the city of Pompeii, and two millenium later, inspiring Frank Ticheli's composition of the same name. 

What is Vesuvius?

200

This spooky song from the eighties was written by the "King of Pop" and featured an iconic dance of the undead.

What is "Thriller"?

400

This door is unlocked frequently for marching band rehearsals and parades, concerts, and pep band. 

What are the "W12" doors?

400

This four flat key signature is used in multiple pieces for our upcoming concert.

What is "A flat Major"?

400

There are this many eighth notes in a dotted quarter note.

What is "3"?

400

This festive word gets replaced by "Mambo" in Erik Morales' Latin holiday arrangement.

What is "Merry"? 


400

The theme from "Jaws" uses this two note interval to signal the approach of the shark.

What is a "half step"?

OR

What is a "minor second"?

600

This is the time students need to be in their seats to not be marked tardy by.

What is "11:07am"?

600

This time signature is conducted in four and most commonly subdivided "1-2  1-2-3  1-2  1-2" in the piece by Frank Ticheli.

What is "9 8"?

600

There are this many sixteenth notes in a dotted eighth note.

What is "3"?

600

This formal, monochromatic outfit is the standard attire for the Rice Lake High School band performance on Monday, December 7th.

What is "Concert Black"?

600

You should call this team of spirit fighters if there is "something strange in your neighborhood".

Who are the "Ghostbusters"?

800

The timpani is not to be used as this common furniture item.

What is a "table"?

800

This articulation mark instructs players to hold a note for it's full value and is notate as a short, horizontal line. 

What is a "Tenuto"?

800

There are this many eighth notes in a dotted half note.

What is "6"?

800

This traditional English Folk Song inspired compositions by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Ralph Vaughan Williams and shares a melody with the Christmas carol, "What Child is This".

What is "Greensleeves"?

800

The theme from the 1978 horror film, "Halloween" is written in this unusual and uneven time signature.

What is "5 4"?

1000

In order to keep the room tidy, Ms. Vincent asks students to push this item into their chairs at the end of class. 

What is a "music stand"? OR What is a "stand"?

1000

This moderate tempo marking spans 72-108 beats per minute and means "at a walking pace" in Italian. 

What is "andante"?

1000

There are this many sixteenth notes in one measure of 5/4.

What is "20"?

1000

This style of Argentinean Dance music directly inspired Ryan George to compose Cafe 512 and represents the letter "T" in the NATO alphabet. 

What is "tango"?

1000

This musical interval is fiendishly nicknamed the "devil's interval".

What is a "tri-tone"

OR 

What is a "diminished fourth"

OR 

What is an "augmented fourth"