Studio Member Fun Facts
This clarinet studio member has a short middle finger
Who is Diego?
29% (2/9) of the studio members enjoy animals that belong in cold climates
True (penguins and snow leopard)
The Mozart concerto was originally written for which clarinet instrument
What is the basset horn?
The clarinet register key raises the note by what interval?
What is by a twelfth?
TWU was founded in what year
What is 1901?
This clarinet studio member has perfect pitch
Who is Julia?
In the survey, no clarinet studio members had the same clarinet piece picked
True
This is the name of the person who invented the clarinet
Who is Johann Christoph Denner?
The Chalumeau register is named after the range of the what instrument
What is the Chalumeau?
TWU has campuses in these three locations
What is Denton, Houston, and Dallas?
This clarinet studio member has voluntary nystagmus
Who is Savannah?
4 members of the studio have the same favorite color: Yellow
False: 2 members
This jazz clarinetist performed Copland's Clarinet Concerto and had a piece written for him by Hindemith
Who is Benny Goodman?
What is the name of the most common material used today to make the clarinet?
What is grenadilla?
The name of the piece John Phillip Sousa wrote for TWU
What is the Daughters of Texas?
This studio member has an orange cat
Who is Edgar?
Two members said their favorite color is "Royal Blue"
True: Katlyn and Angel
Which popular band group used clarinets in their song "When I'm 64"
The Beatles
The smallest clarinet, the piccolo clarinet, is in what key
What is Ab?
The named of the woman dance band founded in 1933 at TWU
What is the Campus Serenaders?
This clarinet studio member has 8 pairs of glasses
Who is Tonisha?
71% (5/7) of studio members surveyed play on Vandoren reeds
False, 57% (4 people)
This major film director could have "phoned home" with the clarinet when he used to play
Who is Steven Spielberg?
True or False: If the clarinet is about 26 inches long, then Shaquille O'Neal would be about 3.4 clarinets tall.
True
True or False: There are 16 music ensembles at TWU
True:Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, University Chorus, and Musical Theatre, Opera Performance Lab, Wind Symphony, University Band, Pioneer Pep Band, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, Mariachi Itzá, and Mariachi Alas.