Terms
What two things do you need when you walk into the band room?
Your instrument and your music.
♭
What is a flat?
The top number of a time signature tells you this.
What is how many beats are in each measure?
f
What is forte/loud?
The person who directs the band.
Who is the conductor?
The speed of the music.
What is tempo?
♮
What is a natural?
Four sixteenth notes equal this note value.
What is a quarter note?
p
What is piano/soft?
This is the way you shape your lips and mouth to produce a sound on your instrument.
What is embouchure?
Gradually getting louder.
What is crescendo?
Two dots beside a double barline mean this.
What is repeat?
This note is worth the same number of beats as two quarter notes.
What is a half note?
A dot above/below a note means this.
What is staccato/short and detached?
What does Ms. McLean typically call her cat, Oliver?
What is Chicken?
The sharps or flats shown at the beginning of the music.
What is a key signature?
A curved line joining two notes of the same pitch.
What is a tie?
A dot beside a note increases its value by this amount.
What is half of the note's original value?
A curved line joining different pitches means this.
What is a slur?
When another section has the melody, your section may need to do this.
What is play softer/balance?
Gradually getting slower.
What is ritardando/ritard?
These short lines extend the staff so notes can be written above or below it.
What are ledger lines
In 4/4 time, a dotted half note + two eighth notes fills this many beats.
What is 4 beats?
Explain the difference between an accent and staccato.
Accent = emphasized; staccato = shortened.
Name three things an ensemble needs to match besides notes and rhythms.
Dynamics, articulation, style, intonation, balance, phrasing, tempo, etc.