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Articulations
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HS/WS/Enharmonic Notes
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100
This articulation marking requires the musician to play the note with extra emphasis.
What is an accent?
100
Describe how to read a key signature with flats in it. How do you know what key you are in?
What is the second to last flat?
100
What does accelerando mean? Also seen as accel.
What is to get faster gradually?
100
Which of the following instruments should always be the loudest in the band? Who should we be listening for at all times? Flute Tuba Trumpet Clarinet
What is the tuba?
200
This articulation marking looks like a dot and requires the musician to play short and separated.
What is staccato?
200
Describe how to read a key signature with sharps in it. How do you know what key you are in?
What is go farthest sharp to the right and up one for the name of the key?
200
What does ritardando mean? Also seen as ritard. or rit.
What is to get slower gradually?
200
The distance between two white keys that have a black key in between them is....?
What is a whole step?
200
What is the difference between the composer and the arranger for a piece of music?
What is the composer writes the material originally. An arranger takes someone else's music and adapts it to fit different bands.
300
What is the name of the articulation marking that requires the musician to play the note emphasized but short?
What is the marcato accent?
300
What key has only one flat in it?
What is the key of F?
300
What happens when you see this symbol in your music: (See board)
What is there is a break or stop in the music. Bonus: what is it called? Caesura.
300
G# is enharmonic with what note?
What is Ab?
300
Name two reasons why it is important to watch the conductor.
What is tempo, cues, time signature changes, style, etc.?
400
What is the name of the articulation that asks the performer to play long, smooth, legato notes?
What is a tenuto?
400
Name the key on the board.
What is the key of Db?
400
Two part question: What is the symbol on the board called? What do you do when it happens in music?
What is a fermata? Hold until the conductor cuts off.
400
C# is enharmonic with what note?
What is Db?
400
Describe why it is important to warm up on our instruments. Name at least three specific reasons.
What is to make sure our instrument is working, to literally warm up the instrument with warm air to make sure it is working at its best, to ease into playing and breathing, to work on tuning and blending, to prepare our mindset for rehearsal.
500
Describe how to perform "sfz" Otherwise know as a sforzando.
What is accented, with heavy emphasis that seems to be a surprise musically.
500
Name the key on the board.
What is the key of F#?
500
Put these terms in order from slowest to fastest: Andante Allegro Largo Presto
What is Largo, Andante, Allegro, Presto?
500
E-F# is an example of a half step or whole step?
What is whole step?
500
Name the treble clef lines/spaces or the bass clef lines/spaces.
What is E-G-B-D-F and F-A-C-E, G-B-D-F-A and A-C-E-G?