1.
Consult the Home page of the BUHS Band website for the first three questions.Which of the following events has the BUHS Band NOT been a part of?
A. 
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
B. 
Percy Grainger Band Festival
C. 
D. 
Presidential Inauguration Parade
E. 
Vermont Music Educators Association Band Festival
2.
What year did Stephen Rice become the director of the BUHS Band?
3.
From what college/university did Mr. Rice earn his bachelors and masters degrees from?
A. 
B. 
C. 
University of Massachusetts
D. 
4.
In addition to serving as BUHS band director, Mr. Rice was the director at which school from 1994-2000?
A. 
B. 
Brattleboro Elementary School
C. 
Brattleboro Area Middle School
D. 
University of Massachusetts
5.
FROM AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF HANDBOOK:Which scholarship gives all BUHS band members the opportunity to apply for financial assistance for supplemental music instruction such as private lessons or summer camps?
A. 
Vaile-Cleveland Scholarship
B. 
Ellis Music Company District Scholarship
C. 
BUHS Band Trust Fund Scholarship
D. 
6.
John Sawyer Shaw received the Louis Armstrong Award AND the Bruce Noble Award in 2015.
7.
From the Band Syllabus:Which piece of pep band music is not on the list of for this year?
A. 
Hurricane Season - Trombone Shorty
B. 
O'er the Stands - BUHS School Song
C. 
Can't Hold Us - Mackelmore
D. 
8.
Which of the following pieces is not on the list for the March Early Spring Band Concert?
A. 
Mars (Bringer of War) - Gustav Holst
B. 
Venus (Bringer of Peace) - Gustav Holst
C. 
Jupiter (Bringer of Jollity) - Gustav Holst
D. 
Mother Earth - David Maslanka
9.
From the "Grading" section of the Band Syllabus:How many football games must each band member attend as part of the Pep Band in addition to the Homecoming game?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Check each of the ways students can earn extra credit in the FIRST quarter.
A. 
Auditioning for the district concert band.
B. 
Playing Christmas carols for Santa's arrival at the Gibson-Aiken Center
C. 
Auditioning for the All State music festival
D. 
Attending more than the required football pep bands.
E. 
Playing in the district concert band
F. 
Playing with the band in the Horribles Parade on Halloween.
11.
The final project performance counts as what percentage of your final grade in band?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
Which of the following statements about concert dress are true?
A. 
Girls' shirts must have sleeves (long or short).
B. 
If you don't have black shoes, it's okay to wear sneakers.
C. 
D. 
Black jeans may be worn by boys or girls
E. 
It's okay to have a little gap between your shirt and your pants.
F. 
Girls can wear black pants or a long black skirt.
13.
From Lesson Information 2015-16, the lesson rotation section tells us that a typical lesson cycle includes how many weeks of lessons before assessment recordings are due?
14.
Lesson-related performance assessment recordings are submitted through a computer program called
15.
From the "What happens if....?" section: If you show your lesson pass to your classroom teacher and he/she cannot excuse you, you should tell Mr. Rice about it the next day in band.
16.
If you are being pulled from the same class for the second time in a lesson cycle, you or your teacher may decide that you cannot miss the class.
17.
If you forget to go to your lesson, you should tell your lesson teacher that you're sorry and you will get some credit for the lesson.
18.
If you're sick on the day of your lesson, you should speak with your lesson teacher when you return to school so the lesson can either be rescheduled or excused.
19.
If you are taking private lessons on your instrument outside of school, you still have to attend all of your in-school lessons.
20.
How many lesson cycles will there be in the first semester?
21.
From the Performance Attire for Concert and Marching Band information, check each box that is true about our marching band uniform.
A. 
Most of them were bought in 1987
B. 
They include purple plumes
C. 
They cost about $200 to replace
D. 
You may not eat or drink while wearing your uniform (except water)
E. 
The fancy name for the hat is a shako
F. 
The white sash that wraps around the bottom of the jacket is called a cumberland
G. 
The only parts of the uniform you have to provide are those that go on your feet
22.
A few of questions about jazz ensembles:Wind players and drummers who are not enrolled in band can still enroll in jazz band or jazz workshop.
23.
Students should only get involved with jazz band or jazz workshop if they are able to make the commitment to weekly evening rehearsals.
24.
Jazz band and jazz workshop are classes for which students earn 4 credits.
25.
Finally, some SmartMusic questions:Which of the following is NOT a feature of SmartMusic?
A. 
Teachers can assign excerpts from band music, lesson books, etc. to be submitted as performance assessments.
B. 
Students can change the tempo of anything they practice.
C. 
Everything you play is recorded so you can listen to what you just played.
D. 
Allows you to play along with your favorite YouTube videos.