Musical Instruments
Dynamic Terms
Composers and Singers
Ms. Pfaff & Mr. Devona
Tempo Terms
Songs We Did This Year
Random Stuff
100
This brass instrument is best known for having a sliding tube instead of valves.
What is a trombone?
100
This italian word means "loud"
What is forte?
100
This pop singer is known for having the highest grossing musical tour of all time with her "Eras Tour".
Who is Taylor Swift?
100
These are the names of Ms. Pfaff's two dogs whom she loves very much.
Who are Lucy and Stravvy?
100
This italian word means "fast"
What is Allegro?
100
This piece that band performed comes from a hit 2003 musical
What is Defying Gravity?
100
The U.S. State of Tennessee has this many Senators.
What is two?
200
This brass instrument is made of tubing that is tightly wrapped into a coil
What is a french horn?
200
this italian word means "very softly"
What is pianissimo?
200
This german composer is best known for his fifth symphony, and is one of the most important composers of all time.
Who is Beethoven?
200
This is the instrument that Mr. Devona plays in band.
What is the trumpet?
200
This italian word abbreviated as "accel..." means to gradually get faster
What is accelerando?
200
This song that choir performed was originally from a Native American poem
What is Shoshone Love Song?
200
This fast food franchise specializes in submarine sandwiches and is the largest resturaunt operator in the world.
What is Subway?
300
This single reed woodwind instrument created around the 1700s plays in the key of Bb and is black colored with silver keys.
What is a clarinet?
300
This italian word means to "gradually get louder"
What is a crescendo?
300
This Austrian composer is considered one of the most important of all time, writing lots of music in the "Classical" era.
Who is Mozart?
300
This is the name of Mr. Devona's 13 year old dog
Who is Anna?
300
This italian word abbreviated as "rit..." means to gradually get slower
What is ritardando?
300
This piece that band performed was a mix between the spy music genre and a classical piece by Tchaikovsky
What is Secret Agent Sugar Plum?
300
This frozen food brand is famous for their pizza rolls and other frozen pizza products. It originally operated as a resturaunt in Minneapolis in the 1950's.
What is Totino's?
400
This single-reed woodwind instrument originally created in the 1840s plays in the key of B flat. (SPECIFIC RESPONSE)
What is a tenor saxophone?
400
This italian word means to "gradually get softer"
What is a decrescendo?
What is a diminuendo?
400
This singer is known for her five octave range and diva personality, ranked the fifth greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone, and has continued popularity from her most famous Christmas song.
Who is Mariah Carey?
400
This is the color of Ms. Pfaff's car
What is black?
400
This italian word means "very fast"
What is presto?
400
This piece that choir performed has an opening verse that translates to "my life is a song"
What is Cantamos?
400
This tropical fruit has a unique flavor described as a mix between a strawberry and a pear. It is native to Central and South America.
What is a guava?
500
This wind instrument, originally from Australia, can measure between 3 and 10 feet long.
What is a didgeridoo?
500
This italian word, often abbreviated as SFZ, means to have a sudden strong emphasis.
What is a sforzando?
500
This Italian composer is best known for his piece "The Four Seasons" of which "Spring" is the most popular.
Who is Vivaldi?
500
This is Mr. Devona's Favorite Baseball Team
What are the Chicago Cubs?
500
This italian word means "at a walking pace"
What is andante?
500
This piece that choir performed was written to honor those who have served our country
What is Song For The Unsung Hero?
500
This Disney Channel Original Movie is a musical about the lives of the students of East High and how they spend their summer vacation before their senior year of High School.
What is High School Musical 2?
750
This instrument looks like a cowbell, but has its roots in southern Nigeria, and is also one of the oldest samba instruments.
What is an agogô?
What is a gan gan?
750
This italian word means "suddenly"
What is subito?
750
This American composer was originally a high school band teacher before writing music full time. He is also in-demand in writing music for marching bands.
Who is Randall Standridge?
750
This is the instrument that Ms. Pfaff would play if she did not play flute
What is the french horn?
750
This italian term means "slow and solemn"
What is grave?
750
This piece that band performed features a prominent cowbell part and makes people want to get up and march to the music
What is Indigo Rock?
750
This is the final home video game system released by Sega, released in 1999 in the United States. It's main rivals were the Nintendo Gamecube, Playstation 2, and Microsoft Xbox.
What is the Dreamcast?