Program Description

Quintet Attacca presents Quintet Idol! Are you ready to vote for your favorite instrument in the wind quintet? After this presentation by Quintet Attacca, your students will be. Through memorable music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Scott Joplin, Miquel del Aguila, Eric Ewazen, and Arturo Marquez, the quintet will introduce all of the instruments of the quintet. The musicians will discuss the role of each instrument in the quintet, introducing musical terms along the way to help children gain an understanding of how the quintet works together as an ensemble. After the musicians have discussed how their instruments work, their job in the quintet, and why they should be the winner, they are featured in a work that highlights their instrument. Then the competition is on! Students will vote for their favorite instrument at the end, ultimately choosing the winner of Quintet Idol! Students throughout the Chicago Public Schools have found this program fun, exciting, and memorable.

List of terms:

* Flute
* Oboe
* Clarinet
* Bassoon
* Horn
* Reed
* Double reed
* Headjoint
* Mouthpiece
* Wind instrument
* Woodwind
* Brass
* Buzz
* Keys
* Melody
* Harmony
* High
* Low

Musical excerpts:
Flight of the Bumblebee ………………………………………. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Maple Leaf Rag ………………………………………………... Scott Joplin
Under the Earth ………………………………………………… Miguel del Aguila
Roaring Fork ……………………………………………………. Erica Ewazen
Danza de Mediodia ……………………………………………...Arturo Marquez
Bagatelle ………………………………………………………….Gyorgy Ligeti
Quintet …………………………………………………………….Guiseppe Cambini
Contradanza ………………………………………………………Paquito D’Rivera

GUIDELINES FOR FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION

The QA Quiz!

1. Which instrument is not a member of the woodwind family?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

2. What instruments are made of rainforest wood from Africa?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

3. Which instrument is the lowest in the wind quintet?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

4. Circle the double reed instruments:
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

5. How many people are in a quintet?
a.1 b.2 c.3 d.4 e.5

6. What word is Italian for “attached”?
a. allegro b. dolce c. attacca d. molto e. andante

7. What is the oldest member of the wind quintet?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

8. What instrument of the quintet is the newest instrument?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

9. What instrument’s name means “high wood”?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

10. What instrument has the most amount of tubing?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

11. Which member of the quintet has the most keys (27!)?
a. Flute b. Oboe c. Clarinet d. Bassoon e. Horn

answers to quiz:
1. e 2. b & c 3. d 4. b & d 5. e 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. e 11. d

GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT FEEDBACK
ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO WRITE TO US
USING ONE OF THESE BEGINNINGS

* What instrument was your favorite to listen to? Why?
* Which instrument would you most like to play?
* Why do you think a horn is in a woodwind quintet?
* Chamber music requires teamwork, much like sports – which sport do you think is most like playing music? Why?
* Which piece was the most fun to listen to? Why did you like that piece?
* Quintet Attacca chose their name because they liked the meaning “attached” of the Italian word Attacca. They thought that best described their group. If you had a chamber music group with your friends, what would you call it and why? What are some other good names for chamber music groups?
* How could you tell that Quintet Attacca liked playing together? What did they do to communicate with each other while playing?

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