Band - Review Questions

Question 1

Explain the following word: Tempo

Answer 1

The speed of the music (the numbers on the metronome)

Question 2

Explain the following word: BPM

Answer 2

“beats per minute” - how many times the metronome will sound in 1 minute.

Question 3

Explain the following word: Time Signature

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

Explain the following word: Repeat Sign

Answer 4

indicates a section of music that should be repeated.

Question 5

Explain the following word: Single Repeat Sign

Answer 5

repeat from the beginning

Question 6

Explain the following word: Internal Repeat Sign

Answer 6

repeat only the section enclosed in that repeat.

Question 7

Explain the following word: Dotted Note

Answer 7

A dot after a note increases a note’s duration by half.

Question 8

Explain the following word: The Dot Rule

Answer 8

“A dot adds half the value of the note to the note.” Includes a rest or even another dot

Question 9

Explain the following word: Dotted Half Note

Answer 9

A note with duration of 3 beats

Question 10

Explain the following word: Dotted Quarter Note

Answer 10

A note with a duration of 11/2 beats

Question 11

Explain the following word: Articulation

Answer 11

A slight interruption of the air with the tongue

Question 12

Explain the following word: Tonguing

Answer 12

By default, all notes are tongued unless they are marked with a slur

Question 13

Explain the following word: Slur

Answer 13

A curve line connecting two or more different pitches.

Question 14

Explain the following word: Subdivision

Answer 14

dividing a note into smaller rhythmic parts

Question 15

Explain the following word: Pulse

Answer 15

the “internal” rhythm within a note

Question 16

Tempo Marking -
Define the following speed of these terms: Allegro, Moderato, and Andante

Answer 16

Allegro: Fast Tempo
Moderato: Medium Tempo
Andante: Slower walking Tempo

Question 17

Explain the following word: Tie

Answer 17

A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch and platys one note for the combined counts of the tied notes.

Question 18

Explain the following word: Accent

Answer 18

The emphasize of the note

Question 19

Explain the following word: Phrase

Answer 19

A musical “sentence” which often 2 or 4 measures long and tries to play a phrase in one breath.

Question 20

Explain the following word: Natural

Answer 20

Cancels out a flat and a sharp and remains in effect for the entire measure.

Question 21

Explain the following Word: Lenger lines

Answer 21

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?

Question 22

Explain the following Word: Intervals

Answer 22

The space between 2 notes

Question 23

Explain the following Word: Crescendo

Answer 23

gradually increasing in volume

Question 24

Explain the following Word: Decrescendo

Answer 24

decreasing in loudness:

Question 25

Explain the following Word: Fine

Answer 25

The end

Question 26

What is the order of notes? -

Answer 26

B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E

Question 27

Explain the following Word: Da Capo (DC)

Answer 27

means “from the head” (the beginning)