WOODWINDS
BRASS
DYNAMICS
GENERAL TERMS
ARTICULATIONS
100

The highest woodwind instrument

What is a flute?

100

The lowest sounding brass instrument

What is a tuba?

100

Soft

What is piano?

100

Go back to the beginning and play again

What is a repeat sign?

100

Short and separated

What is a staccato?

200

This instrument uses a reed and is generally black in color

What is a clarinet?

200

Trombones use this to change the pitch

What is a slide?

200

Loud

What is forte?

200

Tells the number of beats per measure

What is a time signature?

200

This articulation tells the player not to use their tongue

What is a slur?

300

Using a reed to be played, this woodwind instrument is made of metal

What is a saxophone?

300

Trumpets and baritones use these to change the pitch

What are valves?

300

Medium-soft

What is mezzo piano?

300
Tells which sharps and flats to play
What is a key signature?
300

Hold the note slightly longer than normal

What is a tenuto?

400
The piece of wood used to play a clarinet and saxophone
What is a reed?
400
The highest brass instrument
What is a trumpet?
400
Medium-loud
What is mezzo forte?
400

dim.

What is diminuendo?

400

"Attack" the note harder

What is an accent?

500
The smaller version of a flute, used for marching
What is a piccolo?
500
This curved "round-looking" instrument often plays the same part as the alto saxophone
What is a French horn?
500

Very loud

What is fortissimo?

500

The person who wrote the music

What is a composer?

500

To hold the note until the director cuts off

What is a fermata?