Rhythm & Tempo
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An indication to hold a note or rest longer than its usual value.
What is a fermata?
100
To play or sing as smoothly as possible.
What is tenuto?
100
A note that is not part of the scale indicated by the key signature
What is an accidental?
100
very soft
What is pianissimo?
100
The best band instrument.
What is bass clarinet?
200
in a feeling of 3, waltz
What is valse?
200
To hold a note or rest longer than its usual value.
What is fermata?
200
An indication that some performers play or sing the top notes while others play or sing the bottom notes.
What is divisi? (div.)
200
Gradually louder
What is crescendo?
200
Favorite foods to hate (will accept up to 4 answers).
What are watermelon, cucumbers, cherries, and coffee?
300
in other words, cut time
What is alla breve?
300
To perform in a singing style.
What is cantabile?
300
A series of 12 ascending or descending half steps
What is a chromatic scale?
300
These two words describe forte as listed in the definition by Groves.
What are 'loud' and 'strong'?
300
Objectively, the best march of all time.
What is National Emblem?
400
Short melodic patterns associated with jazz music
What are licks?
400
A moment in a musical piece where an instrumentalist or singer is given the opportunity to play a solo freely and with artistic license to go outside of a rigid tempo or rhythm.
What is a cadenza?
400
The distance between two pitches
What is an interval?
400
Gradually softer
What is diminuendo?
400
If Mrs. Kurth tells the band to take out their pencils, you might hear this direction next.
What is measure your numbers?
500
meter or time signature with an unever number of eighth notes
What is asymmetrical meter?
500
Sustained.
What is sostenuto?
500
What is a double sharp?
500
sudden emphasis
What is sforzando?
500
Most Italian words loosely translate to this common band phrase.
What is "watch the director"?