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The MD's Brass Band Quiz

Ten tricky questions for band fans, students, and musicians alike. Can you get a perfect score?

1. Which instrument is often called the 'voice' of the brass band and plays the melody?

2. Which section of the band uses a 'slide' to change notes instead of valves?

3. What is the name of the largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the band?

4. Who stands at the front of the band with a baton to lead the music?

5. How many musicians are typically found in a standard British 'contesting' brass band?

6. Which percussion instrument is hit with soft mallets and has a sustain pedal like a piano?

7. What famous march, often played by brass bands, was written by John Philip Sousa?

8. Which member of the band is responsible for checking the tuning of all the instruments?

9. True or False: British brass bands are almost always entirely 'all-brass' without any woodwind instruments.

10. What is it called when a brass band competes against others in a themed musical battle?

How did you do? Join us at our next rehearsal at Lea Hall to see these instruments and traditions in person!

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