Music Terminology
The musical term to gradually slow down the tempo
What is ritardando?
Another name for a vocal percussionist
What is a beatboxer?
The abbreviation for mezzo forte
What is mf?
This is the highest mountain in Africa
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
The name of the head of school
Who is Greg Rayl?
This is what a musician does when they see the term "tr" written above a note in their music.
What is a trill?
The name of the technique when the brass player flutters their tongue while playing
What is flutter-tonguing?
The definition of the word "diminuendo"
What is to gradually get softer?
When examining a right triangle where one side is 4 inches and another side is 3 inches, this is the measure of the third side
What is 5 inches?
The year that Mr. Taylor graduated from high school
When is 2008?
When two or more notes or pitches are sounded at the same time
What is a chord?
Playing two notes at once on a woodwind, brass, or voice instrument
What are multiphonics?
The correct way to say "PPPPP" out loud
What is Pianississississimo?
Nigerian gained independence from Britain in this year
When is 1960?
This expat teacher has been at AISL for 10 years.
Who is Deb Williams?
The first beat in a measure as conducted by the leader of an ensemble
What is a downbeat?
The technique where a wind player hums or sings into their instrument while they are playing
What is growling?
The full name for the abbreviation "sfz"
What is Sforzando?
This forms a tough, rigid structure that makes up the cell walls of plants
What is cellulose?
This is what the term "WAISAL" stands for
What is West African International School Athletic League?
An identifiable succession of musical sounds, but shorter than a complete melody.
What is a motif?
Placing foreign objects on piano strings to create different sounds while playing.
What is prepared piano?
"Dolce" tells the musician to play in this style
What is sweetly, in a singing-like style?
This is the language that the words algebra, sugar, and zero come from?
What is Arabic?
Mr. Patton played this instrument when he was in middle school band
What is a trombone?