Band Basics
The first rule of band class.
What is being quiet when the conductor is on the podium?
Numbered step of the scale
What is scale degree?
Tells you what notes in a piece are sharped, flatted, or played natural.
What is the Key Signature?
Energetic, separated notes
What is March-style?
"Marked" heavy accent.
What is marcato accent?
The most important thing when playing your instrument.
What is tone?
Describes distance between pitches.
What is interval?
A sharp, flat, or natural that is not in the key signature.
What is an accidental?
Return to "the head" then jump to coda where marked.
What is D.C. al Coda?
Held, sustained for full value.
What is Tenuto?
The line notes of the staff in treble clef.
What are E, G, B, D, & F?
8 steps and the interval at which letter names repeat.
What is an Octave?
A note that is spelled differently but sounds the same.
What is an enharmonic note?
A secondary contrasting melody.
What is a Countermelody?
Dynamic marking indicating play loudly, then suddenly softly.
What is fortepiano?
The line notes of the staff in Bass clef.
What are G, B, D, F, A?
A 'broken' chord. Consists of scales degrees 1,3,5 (&8).
What is an arpeggio?
A scale that consists of the notes in a key signature
What is diatonic?
Emphasis place on a normally weak beat
What is syncopation?
"Tied together", smooth and connected.
What is legato?
The second rule of band class.
What is "never louder than lovely"?
Name for the root, or scale degree 1.
What is tonic?
Describes music that moves by half step.
What is chromatic?
Middle, contrasting section of a March that usually changes key.
What is Trio Section?
Italian direction meaning "suddenly".
What is subito?