Rhythms
Band Music Knowledge
Music Terms 1
Music Terms 2
Music Terms 3
100

In a 4/4 measure this note gets 3 beats.

What is a dotted-half note?

100

Randall Standridge.

Who is the composer of "Lullabye"?

100

These are the two main clefs used in band music.

What is bass and treble clef?

100

A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one half step.

What is a sharp?

100

A curve over (or under) notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played without tonguing the notes.

What is a slur?

200

A note that is equal to 2 half notes, 4 quarter notes, or 8 eighth notes.

What is a whole note?

200

The band song that was inspired by video game music.

What is "Armory"?

200

This symbol means to hold out a note for an extended period of time.

What is a fermata?

200

This is made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.

What is a music staff?

200

This abbreviation in music means to watch your conductor- the tempo is about to slow down gradually!

What is a rit (ritardando)?

300

In a 4/4 measure, this note gets 1/2 of a beat.

What is an eighth note?

300

The beginning of "Prairie Songs" is written in this style.

What is a chorale?

300

This can be found at the beginning of a piece of music, and it tells us which notes to play sharp or flat.

What is a key signature?

300

A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.

What is a duet?

300

This tempo marking literally which means fast

What is allegro?

400

In a 4/4 measure this note gets 1/4 of a beat.

What is a sixteenth note?

400

This song is featured in a Rocky movie.

What is Final Countdown?

400

This can be found at the beginning of a piece of music, and it tells us the number of beats per measure.

What is a time signature?

400

These pertain to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.

What are dynamics?

400

A musical sentence.

What is a phrase?

500

In a 4/4 measure, this note gets 1 and 1/2 beats.

What is a dotted-quarter note?

500

The music term that could be used to describe the style of "Lullabye"

What is legato?

500

This term means the distance in pitch between two notes.

What is an interval?

500

This music term indicates that the music is to be played smoothly.

What is legato?

500

Any sharp or flat which appears in the music that is not in the key signature.

What is an accidental?

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