Notes and Terms
Instrument Potpourri
Wind Band History
Churchill Lore
Valley Band Lore
100

This is the amount of beats in 4/4 time created when you add together 3 eighth notes and 2 quarter notes.

What is 3.5 beats?

100

This is the typical tuning note played by the oboe.

What is A?

100

This was the "march king" and former director of the US Marine Band.

Who is John Philip Sousa?

100

This is where Churchill grew up.

What is Duluth, MN?

100

This is the amount of consecutive division 1 ratings the Marchmasters have received.

What is 64?

200

This is the note created when you tie together three eighth notes.

What is a dotted quarter note?

200

This is the key in which trumpets and clarinets are pitched.

What is Bb?

200

This Vietnamese-American composer own many modern wind band works and currently teaches in Las Vegas.

Who is Viet Cuong?

200

This is Churchill's first instrument.

What is the piano?

200

This is the year Waymire graduated.

What is 2004?

300

This is the term for this articulation: ^

What is marcato?

300

This is the correct trombone slide position for E natural.

What is 2?

300

This was the hometown of march legend Karl King.

What is Fort Dodge, IA?

300

This is the full name of the college Churchill will work at next year.

What is Gustavus Adolphus College?

300

This elementary school is the location of the old Valley stadium.

What is Hillside?

400

This is the literal definition of "Tenuto".

What is "To touch?"

400

This is the instrument that John Philip Sousa called the most important in the band.

What is bass drum?

400

This was the founder of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and is an editor of many band auditions.

Who is Frederick Fennell?

400

This is the high school Churchill attended?

What is Duluth East HS?

400
This is the year the current Valley stadium opened.

What is 2002?

500

This is the term for "delicately."

What is leggiero?

500

This is the famous kind of brass instrument used in Wagner's "Ring Cycle."

What is the Wagner tuba?

500

This educator recently retired from the University of North Texas.

Who is Eugene Migliaro Corporon?

500

This is Churchill's best time in the mile (within 5 seconds).

What is 4:35?

500

Name 3 former band directors at Valley High School (current directors including Simmons don't count.)

Who are people including Tony Garmoe, Dan Pederson, Larry Green, Roxianne Scott, Jerry Kinney, Bill Bird, Bob Long, David Kobberdahl?