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=-=Quiz for Gold!=-=

I don't know if this is in the right section but...please answer the following questions, earn some gold, and have fun! (Please answer in separate posts...!)

=-=Updates:=-=
08/10/07 - Part I is now posted up... =)
09/01/07 - Part II is under construction...will be posted either 9/2 or 9/3
09/02/07 - Part II is now posted up!
09/02/07 - Small prizes (VERY SMALL PRIZES...I'm really poor and I don't have anything that anyone would want...XD) will eventually be rewarded to those who finish a section/part of the quiz...(mainly to get more people into taking this quiz...XP )
09/02/07 - Part III is planned to be posted up either by 9/5 or 9/6 (School is starting soon and I'm gonna be really busy...! Not enough time for Gaia...sorry >.<)
09/05/07 - Part III will be postponed until after September 6th, so it will be posted either 9/7 or 9/8...Sorry Cakepwn... xp
09/08/07 - Part III is now up...! Although, it is shorter than the other sections...
09/24/07 - Creating Part IV of the quiz...
09/30/07 - Part IV is finally here... biggrin

=-=Part I:=-=

1. What is your band's/school's mascot?

2. What instrument(s) do you play? (If more than 1, post in separate posts)

3. What's your field show for the upcoming school year?

4. Which instrument are you going to march with during marching season?

5. How many people are in your marching band? (Estimate if unknown...)

6. Have you participated in Winter Guard or Winter Percussion? (If not...you should!)

7. How many music classes does your school have? (Orchestra, Choir, Concert Band, Marching Band, Woodwind Ensemble, etc.)

8. How many years have you been in band?

9. Have you had a boyfriend/girlfriend that was in band?

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10. Woodwinds or Brass?

11. Percussion or Color Guard?

12. Battery or Pit/Front Ensemble?

13. Male or Female BD?

14. Blue Devils or Santa Clara Vanguard?

15. Small band or Big band?

16. A field show or a concert?

17. Marching band uniform or concert uniform?

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18. When does your band camp usually start?

19. Where and when is your next performance? (at your high school, at a stadium, someone else's high school, etc...we might go see you, or compete against you!)

20. Any final comments...?

=-=Part II:=-=

21. What are your school’s/band’s colors…?

22. What section is your best (band) friend in?

23. How many songs/movements are in your field show for next year? (or last year if unknown...)

24. Do you have any new, but evil freshmen in your section?

25. What was your first instrument?

26. What grade/year are you in of High school? (Or if you’re in middle school, elementary school, or college… >.<)

27. Are you section leader…?

28. Can you vibrato when playing your main instrument?

29. How many hours do you practice every week…? XD

30. Going to join a drum corps…? Or already in one?

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31. The sound of a marimba or the sound of a vibraphone?

32. Flag or Rifle?

33. Flavored Reeds or Plastic Reeds?

34. New instruments or new uniforms?

35. Bassoon, Oboe, or English Horn?

36. Cavaliers or Cadets?

37. Marching bass or concert bass?

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38. Have you heard of the Sacramento Mandarins?

39. Does your band usually do parade, concert, and field show at competitions?

40. Would you like a 3rd part to this quiz…? xp

=-=Part III: =-=

41. Have you won a drill-down before? (Or have gotten really close…?)

42. How many people are in your section?

43. Post your favorite instrument from all three different sections (Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion)…then post your favorite guard equipment. (So post 4 different things!)

44. What size reed (woodwind)/mouthpiece (brass) do you use? (and for percussion and color guard people…I guess what size and what kind of drum sticks/mallets you have/use and for color guard…how much your rifles weighs?)

45. What is your favorite thing about Marching Band?

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46. Would you rather be a section leader or a drum major?

47. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd chair?

48. Pep-band in the stands at a home game, or half-time show at an away game?

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49. Will you continue music/band during or after college?

50. Is it better for the sections (of the quiz) to be shorter?

=-=Part IV: =-=

51. Do your drill-downs have any "special" commands? (For example, our band has "Silent Drill", "By the numbers", "Cancel all even/odd commands", etc...)

52. Do audiences at your football games talk throughout your halftime shows? scream

53. How old are your uniforms?

54. Do you play the same instrument for Marching and Concert season?

55. Does your band have an annual band trip? If you do, then to where?

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56. If you had to transfer out of band...would you go to orchestra or choir? (I would never let this happen... emo )

57. If you had to switch instruments, which instrument would you switch to?

58. If you had to eliminate one section from the entire band, which section would that be? gonk

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59. Are you going to major in music? Or are you currently majoring in music?

60. Did I take too long to make the 4th part...? (Sorry... xd ) confused lol

1. What is your band's/school's mascot?

Lion...! (C.K. McClatchy Lions!)

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3. What's your field show for the '07-'08 school year?

Storm Works...or something like that... xp

5. How many people are in your marching band? (Estimate if unknown...)

Around...60-80 people?

7. How many music classes does your school have? (Orchestra, Choir, Concert Band, Marching Band, Woodwind Ensemble, etc.)

Hmmm...

Marching Band/Band (PE)
Marching Band/Band (Fine Arts)
Orchestra
Piano Lab
Beginning Choir
Concert Choir
Music Appreciation?!? (Does that count...?)

So 6 or 7...

9. Have you had a boyfriend/girlfriend that was in band?

Nope... whee

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10. Woodwinds or Brass?

Like both...but I only play woodwind instruments right now...