Marching Band
This is the title of this year's marching show.
What is "Atlantis"?
This genre of jazz features pairs of eighth notes in a long-short, long-short pattern.
What is swing?
These are the 3 families of instruments in a standard concert band.
What are woodwinds, brass, and percussion?
Who is Mr. Farmer's favorite Star Wars character?
Grogu, or "baby yoda"
This is what "DCI" stands for
What is Drum Corps International?
Name the 2023's show that featured music from a the circus.
What is "Puppet Master"?
This jazz musician from Kansas City, is famous for playing Alto Saxophone and inventing the jazz genre of "Be-Bop".
Who is Charlie Parker?
This is the invisible point on the conducting plane that a conductor uses to show the band where the beat is.
What is the ictus?
This is the mascot that Mr. Farmer had at his high school.
What is a Badger?
This is what WSMA stands for
What is Wisconsin School Music Association
What type of effect flew over the band in movement 2 of our show!?!
What is "a fly over", or "scrim"?
This is Owen's favorite professional Jazz Ensemble. (Owen can't answer)
Hint: Their band leader is from Kansas City.
Who is the Count Basie Orchestra?
The English Horn belongs to this family of instruments.
What are woodwinds?
What universities did Mr. Farmer go to?
Mr. Farmer went to the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.
In a normal year, this is how many parades the West band participates in.
What is 2!
Christmas, Memorial Day
This element style show was played during the '17-'18 school year.
What is "Fire"?
Bossa nova, samba and salsa are all styles in this genre of jazz music.
What is Latin?
This is the number of DIFFERENT keys that were featured in "A Christmas Festival" by Leroy Anderson.
What is 5?
Mr. Farmer's number of years teaching at West High School.
Hint: This is INCLUDING this year!
Four!
This is the name of the speaker that will be giving a Leadership Seminar on July 15
Who is Matthew Arau?
What 2021 show featured an Irish dancer?
What is "Celtic Awakening"?
Who is Miles Davis?
How long would a dotted eighth note be in 4/4 time.
What is 3/4 of a beat?
Who is Mr. Farmer's favorite band student?
This is the name of the piece of music by John Cage that is just four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence.
What is 4'33"?