Rhythm Nation
This occurs when musicians do not play together rhythmically.
What is chaos?
This term is used to describe how a single note or series of notes should be played.
What is articulation?
This single reed instrument has the largest written range in the woodwind family.
What is the clarinet?
This term is used to describe when notes of a chord are played individually instead of simultaneously.
What is an arpeggio?
Lizzo famously is classically trained in this instrument.
What is the flute?
Three eighth notes are equal in value to this note.
What is a dotted quarter note?
This articulation marking means to play smooth and connected.
What is tenuto?
This is the only woodwind instrument that is played by blowing across the instrument instead of directly into the instrument.
What is the flute?
A piece written in concert F major would have this key signature.
1 flat (1 sharp, 2 sharps, nothing)
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What is Black Panther?
This note value is worth 1/4 of a beat.
What is a 16th note?
This is the background support for a melody, often played by piano in a solo setting.
What is accompaniment?
This non-transposing instrument reads both bass and tenor clef and is known for its glissandos.
What is the trombone?
This distance between C and G is know as this interval.
What is a perfect 5th?
DCI is an acronym for this organization.
What is Drum Corps International
This term is used to describe dividing beats into smaller parts.
What is subdivision?
When a musician sees the phrase "D.C. al Fine" they know to go back to this place in their music.
What is the beginning of the piece?
This instrument is the lowest pitched standard member of the saxophone family.
What is the baritone saxophone?
The smallest distance between two pitches used in Western music.
What is a half-step?
This is the United States' national march and is often played all over the world.
What is Stars and Stripes Forever?
This rhythmic device places emphasis on the weak beats.
What is syncopation?
This Italian term means "fast and lively."
What is allegro?
In a standard concert band, these two instruments are most responsible for harmonic “color blending” due to their wide range of timbres and ability to blend with both woodwinds and brass.
What is the french horn and saxophone?
This music symbol raises a note by 2 half steps.
What is a double sharp?
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