Notation
Note Values
Dynamics
Markings
Instrument Types
100
Higher sounding voices and instruments typically use this clef:
What is a treble clef?
100
This type of note is hollow and has no stems.
What is a whole note?
100
This dynamic marking comes from the Italian word meaning "strong"
What is forte?
100
This articulation means to play heavy and detached
What is an accent?
100
A music ensemble made up of voices.
What is a choir?
200
When paired with a clef, this collection of lines and spaces indicates the pitch of written notes
What is a staff?
200
This type of note is solid, has one stem, and no flags.
What is a quarter note?
200
This prefix means to play a piece of music at a medium level
What is mezzo?
200
This articulation means to play short and detached.
What is a staccato?
200
The smallest instrument by size in the band, this instrument also generates the highest pitches.
What is a piccolo?
300
This clef circles the F below middle C
What is the bass clef?
300
This type of rest is half the value of a quarter rest.
What is an eighth rest?
300
This ending gets tacked on to dynamic markings as an indication to "very" strong or soft.
What is -issmo?
300
These symbols can be placed just in front of a note to raise, lower, or cancel a previous one of these markings.
What is an accidental?
300
In a traditional choral ensemble, these are the four voice types you should expect to hear:
What are soprano, alto, tenor, and bass?
400
These lines mark the end of a piece of music.
What is a double bar?
400
This small mark that comes immediately after a note head adds half of the value of the note.
What is a dot?
400
This marking, which appears both as a symbol or as an abbreviation means to gradually lower volume.
What is decrescendo / diminuendo?
400
This marking is found at the very beginning of a piece of music and indicates the style / how fast the piece should be played.
What is the tempo marking?
400
This brass instrument is played with your left hand on the keys, and your right hand inside the bell
What is a french horn?
500
These lines extend the range of a staff.
What are ledger lines?
500
This arcing line connects two notes values of the same pitch.
What is a tie?
500
This dynamic marking blurs the lines between dynamic and articulation markings:
What is sforzando?
500
This marking means to return to the beginning of a piece of music.
What is a da capo?
500
This low brass instrument was specifically designed to allow musicians to march while carrying it on their shoulders.
What is a sousaphone?