Key Signatures
It lowers a note by one half step
What is a flat?
This lengthens a note by half its value.
What is a dot? (or dotted note)
Adagio versus Andante
Adagio = slow, solemn, calm. 60-80 bpm
Andante = slow, but steadily moving. Walking tempo. 76-108 bpm
Accent
Play the note with more attack. "Punch the Note"
How do you count 6/8 time signature?
In 6 = eighth note gets the beat
In 2 = dotted quarter note gets the beat
It raises a note by one half step.
What is a sharp?
The spoken counting for this set of rhythms: 2 quarter notes, 2 eighth notes, 1 quarter note
What is 1 2 3+ 4?
Allegro
What is a brisk tempo? Usually from 120-156 bpm.
Articulation
How a note is tongued or approached/played. It affects the style of the music being played.
Unison
What is when the whole band plays the same thing together?
It cancels flats or sharps.
What is a natural?
The value of three sixteenth notes.
What is three quarters of a beat?
Rallentando or rall.
Ritardano or rit.
What is to slow down gradually?
Play the notes with lots of space and separation.
What is staccato?
A note in a middle of a measure that begins a song or section.
What is a pickup note?
The key of B flat.
What is the key with two flats?
The spoken counting for this rhythm: Four sixteenth notes, two eighth notes, one quarter note, two eighth notes.
What is 1e+a 2+ 3 4+?
sfz
To play a note with sudden emphasis! = sforzando
Tenuto
What is to play a note full value?
Symbol telling you to hold the note longer
What is "fermata"?
The key with one flat.
What is F?
The number of beats in this measure: 2 eighth notes, 1 quarter, 2 sixteenths, 1 eighth, 1 quarter, 4 sixteenths
What is 5 beats?
Dolce
What is sweetly?
Marcato
What is short and accented?
What is a double sharp?
It raises the note by two half steps (a whole step).