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100
In the time signature, this number dictates the number of beats in a measure?
What is the top number?
100
A gradual increase in loudness
What is a crescendo
100
The directors require you to have 2 instruments
What is your musical and writing instrument
100
The best time to communicate via email/phone or to physically tell the directors if you cannot make a rehearsal/sectional/performance
What is right when you find out, way in advance, in the morning before school.
100
Chorales were originally written for this group
What is a choir/chorus?
200
When we get a new line of music, we do these steps before we actually play it.
What is write the counts out, count/clap it, tizzle it, and then play it.
200
C in the time signature
What is common time?
200
Two instruments that cannot slur
What is the trombone and percussion?
200
Practice logs are due this date and time
What is Tuesday before your band class?
200
The smallest interval
What is a half step
300
This note is the same as 3 tied eighth notes
What is a dotted quarter note?
300
Gradually get slower
What is a ritard or rallentando?
300
Two instruments who are typically referred to as the "middle voice"
What is the alto saxophone and french horn?
300
All-Region Scales should be passed off by this date
What is Friday, October 27th?
300
Define: Accidental rule
What is accidentals remain in effect throughout the entire measure unless cancelled by another accidental.
400
This note is made up of 3 tied 16th notes.
What is a dotted eighth note?
400
The 3 accidentals we see in music and what they do to the note
What is a flat (lowers a note a 1/2 step), sharp (raises a note a 1/2 step), natural (cancels a sharp or flat)?
400
We listen down to these two instruments when balancing.
What is the tuba and timpani?
400
When each student should check their grades for eligibility
What is ALL THE TIME. (You need to be passing to do all the fun competitions/football games)
400
Notes that sound the same but are spelled different
What is an enharmonic?
500
A note stressed on a weak beat
What is syncopation?
500
3 main articulations we see in our music (and define each)
What is a staccato (half the value/short), legato (long/connected), and accent (emphasize/firm articulation)?
500
Transposing instruments in band (100 extra points if you can name one transposing percussion instrument)
What is all piccolo, all clarinets, all saxophones, french horn, trumpet, and glock/bells or xylophone?
500
I should play _______ before I start my playing my music every time I get my instrument out.
What is a warm up (i.e. longtones, rudiments, scales)
500
Ms. Correa has a cat named after one of the most influential jazz trumpet players of all time
What is Miles Davis