Tempos
Name one of the four tempos.
Grave, Allegro, Andante, or Presto
What is the word for "tone color?"
Timbre
Name a brass instrument.
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, or Tuba
How many families are there?
4
What does piano mean?
Soft
What is "fast?"
Allegro
What does tempo tell us?
How fast or slow
Name a woodwind instrument.
Flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, or bassoon
What family is the piano in and why?
Percussion; hammer hit the strings/fingers hit the keys.
Strings; stings vibrate to create sound
What does forte mean?
Loud
What is the slowest tempo?
Grave
What is a crescendo?
soft to loud; piano to forte
Name the largest string instrument.
String bass
What new family is introduced into marching band?
Colorguard
What is "medium soft?"
Mezzo Piano
What does "Andante" mean?
Slow
How do we remember the lines on a treble clef staff?
Every Good Boy Does Fine
Name a percussion instrument.
Drum, etc.....
What is the largest family?
Percussion
What is the softest dynamic?
Pianissimo
What is the fastest tempo?
Presto
What is a beat?
Steady Pulse
What is the instrument is only played Left handed?
French Horn
What family is removed from Drum Corps?
Woodwind
List the dynamics in order from softest to loudest.
pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, & fortissimo