Theory
This symbol is at the beginning of each piece and tells the musician what key the piece is in.
What is a key signature?
This music term means "to gradually get softer".
What is a decrescendo?
This instrument is the highest of the brass section, and is known for playing both fanfares and melodic lines.
What is the trumpet?
This note is on the center line of the treble clef staff.
What is B?
This articulation is played smoothly an connected.
What is a tenuto?
This symbol is at the beginning of a piece and tells the musician how many beats are in a measure and what gets the beat.
What is a time signature?
This musical term means to slow down.
What is a rallentando?
This instrument is a part of the woodwind section, and is known for it's pivotal role in jazz.
What is the saxophone?
This note is on the top line of the bass clef.
What is A?
This articulation is played short and light.
What is a staccato?
This symbol indicates the written pitch to be played a half step higher.
What is a sharp?
This musical term means to play the note at a loud dynamic, then quickly decrescendo to a softer dynamic.
What is a forte-piano?
This percussion instrument is tuned to specific pitches depending on the piece.
What is the timpani?
This note is two ledger lines above the treble clef staff.
What is C?
This articulation is played with a hard attack to the front of the note.
What is an accent?
This symbol tells the player to hold out a note until it is cut off by the director.
What is a fermata?
This musical term means to slowly accelerate the tempo.
What is an accelerando?
If you laid out all of the tubing from end to end, this brass instrument is the longest.
What is the French Horn?
This note is one ledger line below the bass clef staff.
What is E?
This articulation is played smoothly without re-articulating each note.
What is a slur?
These words tell the player to go back to the beginning and stop at a certain place in the piece.
What is D.C. al fine?
This musical term is a tempo marking meaning "slow".
What is adagio?
This high pitched instrument uses a double reed to create sound.
What is the oboe?
Name the SPACES of the bass clef AND treble clef staff.
A, C, E, G (bass clef); F, A, C, E (treble clef)
This articulation is played with a hard attack to the beginning of the note AND is played with a short end to the note.
What is a marcato?