Origins of a March
This is the first section of a march following the introduction.
What is the first strain?
The first time a melody is heard in a piece of music, like at measure 2 in On Freedom's Wings.
What is the exposition?
D flat
This is Josh Lee's favorite articulation type! It means a weighted legato sound with an emphasis on each note.
What is Tenuto?
This is the performance criteria involving playing sharp, flat, or in tune.
intonation
This is the section of a march that has no repeats and is in a different key.
What is the trio?
The section signaling the return of the main melody, like measure 41 in Red River Valley.
What is the recapitulation?
E flat
D sharp
The articulation type signifying a short and detached sound.
What is Staccato?
This performance criteria includes strategies like subdivided counting, notes and rests, and a steady tempo.
What is rhythm accuracy
This section is repeated and follows the 1st strain.
What is the second strain?
This section introduces a series of musical transitions that may affect key signature, tempo, rhythm, tonality, or time signature.
What is the Development?
B flat
A#
The articulation type signifying a short, weighted sound with a heavy attack.
What is Marcato?
This performance criteria involves conveying understanding of history, culture, and the ability to make unique creative decisions.
Interpretation and style
This section of a march follows the trio and may involve a mash-up of the first and second strain melodies.
What is the break strain or stretto? Also known as the "dog fight" section.
A complete musical thought. The same term is used in literature.
What is a phrase?
F#
This kind of articulation creates a suddenly loud then immediately quiet dynamic impact.
What is a Forte piano?
This performance criteria involves each instrument part demonstrating how to support a melody, giving each instrument part the chance to be heard equally, and presenting each phrase with a musically confident sound.
Ensemble balance and blend
The standard American march tempo in beats per minute.
What is 120 bpm.
The ending section of a piece of music.
What is the coda?
Enharmonics share this musical equivalent to a literary device.
(Hint: same sound, different spelling)
What are Homophones?
This Italian music term translates to "suddenly"
Subito
This performance criteria would address slouching.