Instruments
Music Words and Symbols
Composers
Pieces
Time Signatures
100

This percussion instrument is made of metal, hit with a metal stick, and is named after its shape.

What is a triangle?

100

This tempo marking means to play fast.

What is allegro?

100

The composer of Entry of the Nobles.

Who is Douglas Akey?

100

This piece we played was written using early band songs including Hot Cross Buns and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

What is Dark Beginnings?

100

The time signature for most of our pieces this year.

What is 4/4?

200

This is the lowest pitched brass instrument in a typical band.

What is a tuba?

200

This tempo marking means to play at a walking pace.

What is andante?

200

The arranger of Australian Sea Ballad.

Who is Robert Sheldon?

200

Dansbury Run was written about this.

What is a train station?


Also acceptable: train depot, East Stroudsburg

200

The top number of the time signature tells us this.

What is the number of beats in a measure?

300

Name 3 of the types of saxophones.

What is soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophone?

300

The six basic dynamics from soft to loud.

Note: does not include crescendo or decrescendo.

What is pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff?

300

The only piece on our program written by a female composer.

What is Dark Star?

300

Dark Star was written to tell this story.

What is an asteroid narrowly missing Earth?

300

The bottom number of a time signature tells us this.

What is which note gets the beat/which note gets one beat?

400

Name the instrument that Mr. Dill played on our portion of the spring concert.

What is the snare drum?

400

This is located at the beginning of your music and at the beginning of each line and has 0-7 sharps or 0-7 flats. It may also change throughout the piece.

What is a key signature?

400

This composer wrote pieces played by seventh and eighth grade band on the spring concert.

Who is Michael Sweeney?


400

This spring concert piece had a time signature change.

What is Entry of the Nobles?

400

This seventh grade piece was written in 3/4.

What is Australian Sea Ballad?

500

The number of different INSTRUMENTS in our band, counting all percussion instruments as 1 instrument.

What is 10? (flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion)

500

These two lines that look like railroad tracks tell you to do this.

What is to stop or a grand pause?

500

The name of the composer we played pieces in both sixth and seventh grade.

Who is Randall Standridge or Timothy Loest?

500

This seventh grade piece had a tempo and time signature change.

What is Tango Bells?

500

This seventh grade piece had a section in 2/4.

What is Tango Bells?