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What does a staccato marking tell you to do to a note
Play it light and separated
What device do brass players insert into the bell of their instrument to change its sound and lower the volume?
What is a mute
If you are playing a long note with a neighbor and you hear a pulsing, waving sound, what does that mean?
What is you are out of tune with each other
How many sixteenth notes fit into the exact same span of time as a single quarter note?
What is four
What does a crescendo symbol tell the band to do?
What is Gradually get louder
Where on the staff do you look to see which notes are sharp, flat, or natural for the entire piece
What is the key signature
On a clarinet or saxophone, what key do you press to vent the instrument and jump up into the higher register?
What is the register key or octave key
If you adjust your instrument and those tuning waves start getting faster, did you make your tuning better or worse?
What is Worse; faster waves mean you are further out of tune
What does a time signature that looks like a C with a vertical line through it stand for?
What is Cut Time or 2/2 time
What does the dynamic marking mf stand for, and what does it mean?
What is Mezzo forte; moderately loud
What do you do when you hit the marking D.S. al Coda?
What is Go back to the sign and play until you see the coda symbol, then jump to the coda section.
If a flute player pulls their head joint out slightly, what happens to their overall pitch?
What is it becomes flatter
If a wind instrument gets physically cold from sitting in an air-conditioned room, what happens to its pitch?
What is goes flat
In a standard 4/4 time signature, how many beats does a dotted quarter note last?
What is One and a half beats
What specific adjustment do you make to a note when you see an accent mark (>) over it?
What is Give it a stronger attack or emphasis at the beginning
What is the musical term for two notes that sound exactly the same pitch but are written with different names, example C-sharp and D-flat
What is Enharmonics
Name one pitched mallet percussion instrument that uses wood bars instead of metal bars.
According to the Pyramid of Balance, which section of the band must provide the loudest foundation for the band to sound balanced?
What is the bass line, or low brass/low woodwinds
What is the term for a group of three notes played in the space that usually only holds two notes of the same value?
What is a triplet
What is it called when a rhythm deliberately places the accents on the weak beats or the "off-beats" instead of the strong downbeats?
What is syncopation
What do two diagonal slashes (//) through the top of a musical staff indicate?
What major physical hurdle do 2nd year clarinet players face when transitioning from low (chalumeau register) to high (clarion register)
What is crossing the break.
What is the term for a musician's ability to perfectly match their tone quality, volume, and timbre with the rest of their section?
What is blend
What is the technical term for a note or group of notes that occurs before the first full measure of a piece?
What is An anacrusis, or pickup note
If the band sees the abbreviation rit. in their music, what should they do?
What is Gradually slow down the tempo