Buhs Band Information Quiz
This quiz will verify that you have read important information that is posted on the band website. It must be completed by September 9th.
- 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.
Heritage Music Festival
- 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.
James Madison University
- B.
University of Vermont
- C.
University of Massachusetts
- D.
Berklee College of Music
- 4.In addition to serving as BUHS band director, Mr. Rice was the director at which school from 1994-2000?
- A.
Keene State College
- 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.
Arion Award
- 6.John Sawyer Shaw received the Louis Armstrong Award AND the Bruce Noble Award in 2015.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 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.
Bad Blood - Taylor Swift
- 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.
0
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
3
- 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.
5%
- B.
10%
- C.
15%
- D.
22.5%
- 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.
Boys have to wear a tie
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.If you are taking private lessons on your instrument outside of school, you still have to attend all of your in-school lessons.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Students should only get involved with jazz band or jazz workshop if they are able to make the commitment to weekly evening rehearsals.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Jazz band and jazz workshop are classes for which students earn 4 credits.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 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.
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