The MU Rate (V1 S1)

Question 1

Captain John D McDonald

Answer 1

First time a Commanding Officer of the schoo was a musician

Question 2

Musicians were an element of a ship’s crew in the -

Answer 2

Navy Act of 1794

Question 3

August 1972

Answer 3

All ratings open to women

Question 4

1960 accident

Answer 4

While escorting President Eisenhower on a mission to South America, 19 member chamber orchestra lost in a plane crash.

Question 5

Music Rating Established

Answer 5

August 10, 1826

Question 6

First Official Band Leader

Answer 6

John Page, promoted to Master of the Band, USS Constellation

Question 7

CPO Established

Answer 7

April 1, 1893

Question 8

Alton Augustus Adams

Answer 8

First African-American Navy Bandmaster in 1917

Question 9

First Commissioned music officer

Answer 9

LCDR Sousa

Question 10

Unit Bands

Answer 10

21 piece band

Question 11

Unit Band Musicians at Pearl Harbor also did what?

Answer 11

Code breaking

Question 12

B-1 Band

Answer 12

First African-Americans available to be rated Musicians on May 27, 1942

Question 13

Segregated School of Music

Answer 13

July 1942

Question 14

Music school moves to DC

Answer 14

1945. Outgrown its facilities in 1957, moved to Little Creek in 1964.

Question 15

Music school moves to Little Creek

Answer 15

1964

Question 16

Evangeline Bailey

Answer 16

First female rated musician

Question 17

December 7th, 1942

Answer 17

21 musicians of Unit Band 22 perished during Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona. 14 musicians on other ships died as well.