Music Theory
The letter name for the 2nd line of the bass clef staff.
What is B?
What are all 1s?
This instrument is a woodwind despite having no actual wood parts
What is the flute?
This brass instrument has two names that get used interchangeably.
What is the euphonium/baritone?
These two band directors went to UT Austin.
Who are Mr. Anderson and Mr. DeVall?
This type of note gets 1.5 beats in 4/4, 2/4 or 3/4 time.
What is a dotted quarter note?
This is the name of the school where you performed your first concert this year
What is Bowie HS?
What is the saxophone?
Before drum heads were made from plastic, they were first made from this material.
What is animal hide (skin)?
This is Mr. Anderson's FAVORITE fast food restaurant due to the quality, diversity of options, and healthiness
What is Taco Bell?
These three instruments in our band are pitched in Bb
What are the trumpet, clarinet and tenor sax?
This is the original composer of The Incredibles, who is also famous for soundtracks for the movies Up, Fantastic Four, Zootopia, Coco, and more.
Who is Michael Giacchino?
Name all five members of the blue color group
What is trumpet, flute, oboe, clarinet, and mallets?
This keyboard percussion instrument gets its name for the optional effect it has when its motor is plugged in?
What is the vibraphone?
This band director grew up in Wisconsin?
Who is Mrs. Mathews?
These are the three articulation styles we worked on in our articulation sequence warm up
What is legato, long-lifted, and staccato?
Name two pieces performed by ANOTHER band at the Spring concert
What is The Force Awakens, Chautauqua, Cielo de Oro, Lanikea, Crazy for Cartoons, or Dance of the Shadows?
Name one of the two brass instrument in our band that uses rotary valves
What is the french horn OR tuba?
In the professional world, this concert pitch note is what all instruments tune to.
What is A?
The only band director to have lived in three different time zones.
Who is Mr. DeVall?
This time signature has 6 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat.
What is 6/4 (time)?
We played three pieces in beginning band last year, including New World Symphony, who was originally written by this composer
Who is Antonin Dvorak?
Reeds used by woodwind instruments are made of cane, which grows best in one of these two countries
What is France OR Argentina?
This band instrument used to have part of it's bell made with ivory (elephant tusks)
What is the bassoon?
Between all three band directors, they own this total amount of cats (bonus points if you know any of their names!)
What is 7?