Note Values
This is worth 4 beats.
What is a whole note?
This means to play loud.
What is Forte?
To play with emphasis.
What is an accent?
This is what happens when an instrument plays so loudly it has terrible tone and damages eardrums.
What is overblowing?
To gradually get louder.
What is Crescendo?
This is worth 1 beat.
What is a quarter note?
This means to play soft.
What is Piano?
To play short and detached.
What is Stacatto?
The speed of the song.
What is Tempo?
To gradually get softer.
What is Decrescendo?
This is worth 2 beats.
What is a half note?
This means to play medium soft.
What is Mezzo Piano?
To play smoothly.
What is a slur?
Play the note written and the note above rapidly.
What is a trill?
To gradually slow down.
What is ritardando?
This is worth half of a beat.
What is an eighth note?
This means to play medium loud.
What is Mezzo Forte?
To hold for the value of all notes.
What is a tie?
This is a category of instruments that require a reed to play. (With the exception of flutes)
What are woodwinds?
To play suddenly loud.
What is Sforzando?
This is worth one quarter of a beat.
What is a sixteenth note?
This means to play very loud.
What is Fortissimo?
To play detached but for the full value of the note.
What is tenuto?
This is the note that all instruments in the band play what they are tuning. It is a different note for each instrument but is the same pitch when played.
What is Concert Pitch.
Repeat the previous measure.
What is a Simile?