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Final Exam1 Flashcards

0
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Define Allegro

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Quick, lively, bright

120-168 BPM

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Define augmentation

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When a melody is played using longer note values than the original statement

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2
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Define Adagio

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A slow tempo, at ease

60-72 BPM

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3
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Define Moderato

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A moderate tempo

96-108 BPM

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4
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Define Andante

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Walking tempo

84-90 BPM

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5
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Define Presto

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Extremely fast

168-200

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6
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Define Maestoso

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Majestic or stately

Solemn, slow march-like

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7
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Define Poco a poco

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Little by little

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8
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Define Divisi

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A divided part

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9
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Define a2

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Both parts play

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10
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Define Intonation

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The degree to which pitch is accurately produced

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11
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Define Legato

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Smooth and connected

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12
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Define Ritardando

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A gradual slowing of the tempo

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13
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Define Subito

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Suddenly

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14
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Define Simile

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Performed in the same manner as the previous passage

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15
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Define A tempo or Tempo 1

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A return to the original tempo

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16
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Define Meno mosso

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Less motion

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17
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Define Cantabile

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In a singing style

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18
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Define Listesso tempo

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The same tempo

19
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Define Allargando

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A gradual decrease in tempo along with a gradual increase in dynamic

20
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Define Tutti

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The ensemble, not a soloist

21
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Define Timbre

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The characteristic sound of an instrument

22
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Define Embouchure

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The placement of the mouth to produce sound on a wind instrument

23
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Define Espressivo

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Expressively

24
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Define Countermelody

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A second but subordinate melodic line

25
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Who is the composer of The Lost Lady Found?

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Percy A. Grainger

26
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Who is the composer of At Mornings First Light?

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David R. Gillingham

27
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Who is the composer of Moscow, 1941?

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Brian Balmages

28
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Who is the composer of Joy Revisited?

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Frank Ticheli

29
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Who is the composer of Reverberations?

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Brian Balmages

30
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How do we create good balance within an ensemble?

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By listening carefully and blending with the rest of the band.

31
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What shape do we associate with a well-balanced band?

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A triangle

32
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What are some general principles for making a good tone on your instrument?

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Keep your jaw and lips open
Don’t clench your throat
Blow fast air

33
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How do we create a louder dynamic on a wind instrument?

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By blowing faster air

34
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What are the transpositions for the different instruments?

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Concert pitch: C
Bb instruments: D
Eb instruments: A
F instruments: G

35
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Which way do you move your tuning slide or mouthpiece when you are sharp?

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You pull outwards

36
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Which way do you move your tuning slide or mouthpiece when you are flat?

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You push inwards

37
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What notes on the scale are in a major triad?

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1st, 3rd and 5th

38
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Can you spell major triads?

A

Uhh major triads?

39
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Spell you major scales

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Sure

40
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What are the three forms of minor scales?

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Natural, harmonic and melodic

41
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What is the process when seeing music for the first time?

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Look at tempo
Look at time signature
Look at key signature
Finger through
Play
42
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Define time signature

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Indication of rhythm

43
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How do you find the relative minor from its major key signature?

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5 steps up the scale from the original starting note of scale (use same key)

44
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How do you identify a major key by looking at the key signature?

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No flats/sharps: C
Flats: Second flat from front
Sharps: One note up from first #

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