Music Reading
The order of notes found in the spaces in treble clef
FACE
A quarter note gets this many beats
1
This many of your feet should be on the floor whenever you play your instrument
2
piano
When Mrs. Richey steps on the podium, this is the most important thing that needs to happen right away
Everyone is quiet and goes to resting position.
The order of notes found on the lines in treble clef
EGBDF
A whole note gets this many beats
4
To tongue on my instrument, I should make this syllable
"ta", "tee", "toh" or "too", "dah", "la"
this term means to play loud
forte
The first thing I should do when I come into band is...
Check the board!
The order of notes found in the spaces of bass clef
ACEG
A half note gets this many beats
2
A curved line over multiple notes that tells me I shouldn't tongue them
slur
The only people allowed to play percussion instruments are...
Mrs. Richey and the percussionists!
The order of notes found on the lines in bass clef
GBDFA
Two eighth notes together get this many beats
1
These parts of my body should almost always be free of tension when I play my instrument.
ALL of them!
Get it from the student music section.
When Mrs. Richey says "Concert Bb", I should play this.
The actual first note of my concert Bb major scale.
A whole note plus a dotted half note get this many beats
7
When we play a slur, we usually say it as this when saying articulation.
"Tah-ah" or "Tah-dah".
This term means the volume at which I am playing music
dynamics
These people are allowed to stand on Mrs. Richey's podium.
Literally only Mrs. Richey. Or else.