Band - Review Questions Flashcards
Explain the following word: Tempo
The speed of the music (the numbers on the metronome)
Explain the following word: BPM
“beats per minute” - how many times the metronome will sound in 1 minute.
Explain the following word: Time Signature
numbers that appear at the beginning of a song to tell you how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets 1 beat.
Explain the following word: Repeat Sign
indicates a section of music that should be repeated.
Explain the following word: Single Repeat Sign
repeat from the beginning
Explain the following word: Internal Repeat Sign
repeat only the section enclosed in that repeat.
Explain the following word: Dotted Note
A dot after a note increases a note’s duration by half.
Explain the following word: The Dot Rule
“A dot adds half the value of the note to the note.” Includes a rest or even another dot
Explain the following word: Dotted Half Note
A note with duration of 3 beats
Explain the following word: Dotted Quarter Note
A note with a duration of 11/2 beats
Explain the following word: Articulation
A slight interruption of the air with the tongue
Explain the following word: Tonguing
By default, all notes are tongued unless they are marked with a slur
Explain the following word: Slur
A curve line connecting two or more different pitches.
Explain the following word: Subdivision
dividing a note into smaller rhythmic parts
Explain the following word: Pulse
the “internal” rhythm within a note
Tempo Marking -
Define the following speed of these terms: Allegro, Moderato, and Andante
Allegro: Fast Tempo
Moderato: Medium Tempo
Andante: Slower walking Tempo
Explain the following word: Tie
A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch and platys one note for the combined counts of the tied notes.
Explain the following word: Accent
The emphasize of the note
Explain the following word: Phrase
A musical “sentence” which often 2 or 4 measures long and tries to play a phrase in one breath.
Explain the following word: Natural
Cancels out a flat and a sharp and remains in effect for the entire measure.
Explain the following Word: Lenger lines
Leger lines are used in musical notation to show pitches above or below the regular staff12. They look like short lines parallel to the staff34. Do you want to see some examples of leger lines?
Explain the following Word: Intervals
The space between 2 notes
Explain the following Word: Crescendo
gradually increasing in volume
Explain the following Word: Decrescendo
decreasing in loudness:
Explain the following Word: Fine
The end
What is the order of notes? -
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
Explain the following Word: Da Capo (DC)
means “from the head” (the beginning)
