Tempo
What is the standard marching tempo?
120 bpm
What common math symbol looks like a crescendo for a set amount of measures?
<, a greater than sign
Name three instruments in concert pitch?
Flute, oboe, bassoon, trombone, tuba, piano, violin, viola, cello, and mallet percussion.
What is cut time represented by?
¢
Clap 150 BPM (use a tempo finder site to determine if correct)
140-160 bpm
How long should the stem of a quarter note go?
One octave
What common math symbol does a "hairpin" represent in music?
A less than or greater than symbol
What does en animant mean in English?
In an animated matter
What gesture is performed on the last note of a measure by a standard conductor with ones arms?
Move them up, preparing for the downbeat
What tempo is represented by largo?
40-60 bpm
What note is representative of a snare drum on percussion sheet music.
C
If a conductor ignores the tempo change in a calando marking and only follows the volume decrease, what marking have they accidentally performed instead?
Decrescendo (it says only volume decrease)
Does re (solfège) have an acute accent, a grave accent, no accent or a yenolom accent?
An acute accent (ré), yenolom is moloney backwards lol
What does it mean to "vamp"?
Continue to play any set of bars until cued by the director
Which tempo is faster, adagio or larghetto?
Adagio (76-108 BPM) is faster than larghetto (60-66 BPM)
How many thirty-second notes are in a dotted quarter note plus a sixteenth note?
14, 8 from the quarter, 4 from the dot and then 2 from the sixteenth
How does one correctly perform a sfzp?
Begging the note with a sudden, strong attack then immediately dropping to a piano
What does moins mean in English?
Less
How do you correctly march one 4/4 bar, then a 3/4 bar and then a 4/4 bar?
Left, Right, Left, Right - Left, Right, Left - Left, Right, Left, Right
What does poco a poco mean? (Exact answer ONLY)
Little by little
In a 12/8 measure, what is the mathematically correct way to notate a rest that lasts for exactly the first 5 eighth-notes?
A dotted quarter rest
DAILY DOUBLE, WAGER ANY # OF POINTS (no adults)
Draw a quarter rest (bad handwriting an't an excuse).
Also optionally the adults pick whoever out of the two teams did it the best and they get 500 points.
What does cédez tell a conductor?
The performer must slow down the tempo immediately
What time signature is 1792/2560 simplified down to?
7/10