Marching Band Trivia

find the odd one out:

• roll step

• pointed toes

• flank

• backward march

Which one is most important

• Shoulders back

• Chin up

• Toes up

• Straight legs in backward march

if the tempo is speeding up or slowing down, what do you do?

• listen back to the battery

• listen forward to the pit

• look at the field commander for their tempo

• listen to the rest of your section and follow them

About how far down your head should your hat be?

• 1 inch

• the width of three fingers

• enough so the sun isn't in your eyes

• a little below the hairline

where should your horn angle always remain

• facing the field commander

• the grand stands

• press box

When at attention, the mouth piece of your instrument:

• is level with your chin

• level with your mouth

• level with your nose

• level with your eyes

when your instrument is ALL the way DOWN or at your side...

• make the bell lower than the mouthpiece

• you hold hold it in the middle

• have the bell facing the ground

• keep it parallel to the ground

Which of the following should you not do

• keep moving the mouthpiece to make sure it doesn't get stuck

• empty the spit every few minutes repeatedly

• play while others are tuning

• keep your instrument warm when it;s cold outside

for trumpets, baritones and horns, you should set your instrument down on the

• left side

• right side

in uniforms, the ____ goes on before the ___

• Gauntlets, gloves

• Pants, Jackets

• Jackets, pants

• shoes, socks