Instrument
This instrument is known for its brass bell facing forward.
Trumpet
This symbol raises a note by one half step.
He composed Für Elise and Symphony No. 5.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This Italian term means “very loud.”
Fortissimo (ff)
This small stick is commonly used by conductors to make their beats easier to see.
Baton
This instrument has 88 keys.
Piano
This symbol lowers a note by one half step.
Flat
This Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This term means to play smoothly and connected.
Legato
This shows the ensemble where beat 1 is.
This percussion instrument is also called tubular bells.
Chimes
This time signature has four quarter-note beats per measure.
4/4
This composer wrote The Planets, including the famous movement “Mars.”
Gustav Holst
This term tells musicians to gradually slow down.
Ritardando (rit.)
This is the number of beats a conductor will typically show in 3/4 time signature.
3 Beats
This is the largest double reed instrument.
Bassoon (or contrabassoon)
This symbol cancels out a flat or sharp.
Accidental
This American composer wrote Stars and Stripes Forever.
John Philip Sousa
This articulation means a note should be played separated.
Staccato
The conductor would mention this term if the ensemble can barely hear certain instrument groups or parts in the music.
Balance
This band instrument was the last one invented.
Saxophone
The distance between two musical pitches is called this.
Interval
This composer wrote the music to Star Wars.
John Williams
This term describes two notes that sound the same but have different names, such as F-sharp and G-flat.
Enharmonic
This is the very best band conductor in the world.
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