Band Jeopardy

…Miss Sorensen Style…

BAND JEOPARDYMusic Theory Notation and

SuchMusic

CelebritiesMusic History Earlisms

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Music Theory

The scale that is associated with the following pattern:

WWHWWWH

Music Theory

Determine the following key signature, and share your method with the class.

Music Theory

Two or more notes that have the same name. Please give an example.

Music Theory

This object is used for organizing key signatures in a user friendly format.

Music Theory

Flats, Double Flats, Sharps, Double Sharps, and Naturals all have a nickname that ties them

together.

Notation and Such

A very strange tree, indeed.

Notation and Such

Though you don’t see it this way in band, this is still very important in the world of music

making.

Notation and Such

First to name the acronym for the lines on the musical staff for your instrument wins.

GO

Notation and Such

First to name the acronym for the spaces on the musical staff for your instrument wins.

GO

Notation and Such

I know you know what this means. But it has a name…

Music Celebrities

Symphonic Band is preparing a piece written by this man at this very moment. Well, not this precise moment, because we aren’t playing our instruments. Anyway…you get the idea.

Music Celebrities

A late onset of deafness nearly cost this man his career and livelihood, but he persevered and created beautiful music for years to follow.

Music Celebrities

Thought of as the Father of Music Theory, this early composer was a church organist who

loved trying new things and had many more children than most.

Music Celebrities

A prominent band leader in America, this man has written many marches and created a

standard and legacy for bands everywhere.

Music Celebrities

A child prodigy, this composer wrote many works before he was even as old as Miss

Sorensen. Though he was incredibly talented, because of his financial instability he was

buried in an unmarked grave.

Music History

The here and now can be described with this term or phrase.

Music History

Approximately 1750 – 1820, this period was known for the expansion of symphonies, the invention of what we now know as the piano, and the birth of the tune “Twinkle, Twinkle,

Little Star”.

Music History

This musical movement (a small part of the 20th century era) was named for the style of art being painted at the time by leading artists

such as Monet.

Music History

One of the earlier time periods, (c. 1600 – 1750) in which a lot of music theory was decided

upon.

Music History

This time period was known for more extremes in expression, the first symphony to use a

choir, and more instruments introduced into full orchestras. (1820 – 1900)

Earlisms

Earlisms

An expression that usually means something to the effect of

“For Heaven’s Sake” or “Oh my gosh”.

Earlisms

A subliminal way to get people to think the whole thing was your idea.

Earlisms

Sometimes people mix up the letters in words. For example: Mood Gorning.

Earlisms

What could this object possibly have to do with something Mr. Earl says?

BAND JEOPARDYTERMS AND

SYMBOLSTRANSPOSITION CHOCOLATE

MILKSHAKESMUSICAL GRAB

BAGEVEN MORE TERMS AND

SYMBOLS

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Terms and Symbols

Terms and Symbols

Terms and Symbols

sfz

Terms and Symbols

piu mosso

Terms and Symbols

Transposing Instruments

This instrument plays in the key of B flat.

Transposing Instruments

This instrument plays in the key of E-flat.

Transposing Instruments

This instrument plays in the key of F.

Transposing Instruments

This instrument plays in the key of C.

Transposing Instruments

This instrument sounds one octave higher than the music written on the page.

Chocolate Milkshakes

This object is important because…

Chocolate Milkshakes

A good band is always balanced. What element needs to be present for the audience and the

band director to know whether it is truly blended and all the right notes are being

played?

Chocolate Milkshakes

Often, certain instruments and sections need to control the way they are treating the notes on the page. Some should play louder and others

softer in order to truly balance the sound. Name the musical term related to this

concept.

Chocolate Milkshakes

If we play our _________ poorly, we will play our music poorly.

Fill in the blank.

Chocolate Milkshakes

Music has punctuation, just like if you were reading a book or a poem. Like a chorus in a

play, if people do not use the punctuation in a certain way, the words sound jumbled and not

together.

Name the musical term for musical punctuation.

Musical Grab Bag

Ostinato

Musical Grab Bag

Senza

Musical Grab Bag

Allegretto

Musical Grab Bag

Fugue

Musical Grab Bag

D.S. al Coda

More Terms and Symbols

Describe what to do when you see the following symbol.

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What does this word mean when it comes to music?

Simile

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Lento

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