Ensemble
Movement of a musical phrase or statement, forms base for harmony and accompaniment.
What is Melody?
Staccato, Marcato, and Legato.
What are types of articulations?
Transformation of “I” and “Me” to “We” and “Us”
What is precision?
Driving pulse of a piece of music.
What is tempo?
Way conductor and band members communicate during a piece.
What is watch conductor?
Create aesthetically pleasing sound that is stylistically correct.
What is Tone Quality?
Consists of good articulation, watching conductor for tempo and cut off, and using air to stop notes.
What is attack and release?
Sequential ordering of notes in a specific tempo and articulation.
What is rhythm?
Contrast in volumes by varying amplitude of sound waves while keeping a good tone. It happens when everyone does it, doesn’t happen when one person doesn’t do it.
What are dynamics?
The way a musical tone or phrase begins in relation to tongue, air, and volume.
What is articulation?
Ability to focus on the task at hand using ensemble concepts.
What is mental focus?
Way notes and rhythms are transformed into music.
What is emotion/ expression/ musicality?
Execution of all concepts by the whole band in same style, same manner, and at the same time.
What is precision?
Affected by weather, inconsistent embouchures, not hearing pitch, or bad tone quality.
What is intonation?
How well individuals play a pitch in relation to the relative pitch with correct embouchures.
What is intonation?
A musical sentence making up a piece of music.
What is phrasing?
Way the band plays dynamic contrast in relation to on another.
What is Ensemble Balance?
Normally used in Jazz and not Concert, characterized as hard or soft.
What is release?
Important to recognize unifying element of ensemble. (Music= 80% listening and 20% playing)
What is evaluate and quickly correct?
Melody, Counter-Melody, Bass line, Percussion, Moving Harmony, Static Harmony.
What are components of ensemble balance?