Note Values
A note that receives 3 beats/counts.
What is a dotted half note?
A musical thought or sentence.
What is a phrase?
Loudness or softness of music.
What are dynamics?
These will raise or lower a note's pitch by a half step.
What are flats and sharps.
This is Mr. Chambers' primary instrument.
What is percussion?
A note that receives 1/2 of a beat/count.
What is an 8th note?
A symbol placed at the left-hand end of the staff that indicates the pitch of the notes written on that staff.
What is a Clef?
This means to play at a medium soft dynamic.
What is Mezzo Piano?
This is a curved line that connects two or more notes that are the same pitch.
What is a tie
The writer of the Star Spangled Banner.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
A note that receives 1 1/2 beats/counts.
What is a dotted quarter note?
A symbol that represents the duration or length of a musical sound.
What is a note?
This means to play at a very loud dynamic.
What is fortissimo?
A musical though or sentence.
What is a Phrase?
This is the nickname of the McNair high school marching band.
What is M3?
A note that receives 1/4 of a beat/count.
What is a 16th note?
This shows how many sharps or flats are in a piece of music.
What is the Key Signature?
This means to play loud, then immediately soft.
What is Fortepiano?
This time signature is the same as the time signature 4/4.
What is Common Time?
This song, which is in McNair's band book, was performed by the Funk group Cameo.
What is Talking Out The Side of Your Neck?
A note that receives 3/4 of a beat/count.
What is a dotted 8th note?
This will let you know how many beats are in a measure AND what type of note will receive one beat.
What is the Time Signature?
These both mean to gradually play softer.
What is a decrescendo and a diminuendo?
This symbol indicates that you should hold a note longer than it's original value.
What is a fermata?
This is the name of the marching version of a tuba, which was named after a famous composer known as the "march king."
What is a sousaphone?