Signs and Symbols
This symbol instructs the player to go back to the beginning of a piece of music and play it again.
What is a repeat sign?
a brass instrument with a backward facing bell that you put your hand into
What is the French horn?
4 quarter notes equals one of these
What is a whole note?
ABCDEFG
What are the letters of the musical alphabet?
We play literally anything.
Ms. Sampia "Do it _____"
"again"
Compare the difference between crescendo and decrescendo
A crescendo is gradually getting louder while a decrescendo is gradually getting softer
a woodwind instrument that does not use a reed and is no longer made of wood but metal
What is the flute?
In 6/8 this gets one count
lines that add to the range of the music staff
What are ledger lines?
Ms. Sampia "Hey band!"
You "____+
"yes, ma'am"
Compare the difference between a slur and a tie
A slur connects two different notes. A tie connects the same notes.
one note equal to three quarter notes
What is a dotted-half note?
the line on the side of the note head that changes a whole note into a half note
What is a stem?
Classroom is quiet. That one person keeps running their mouth. Ms. Sampia "If you're talking, ______"
"You're wrong"
emphasis on a particular note; the marking most used in a march
What is an accent?
uses a reed, player usually holds it on the side of the leg and usually plays notes similar to trombone
What is the tenor saxophone?
A single note that is equal to 8 sixteenth notes
What is a half note?
the horizontal line connecting 8th notes
What is a beam?
Someone in the bandroom is doing something silly that they shouldn't be doing. Ms. Sampia says "I'm gonna vote ____"
"No"
the softness or loudness of the music
What are dynamics?
used to be called the sackbut
What is the trombone?
The number of 8th notes that complete a measure in cut time.
What is 8?
the sound a note makes in real life
What is pitch?
the kind that goes in her mouth not the kind that comes out of mine
What is Ms. Sampia's favorite wine?