Final Exam1 Flashcards
Define Allegro
Quick, lively, bright
120-168 BPM
Define augmentation
When a melody is played using longer note values than the original statement
Define Adagio
A slow tempo, at ease
60-72 BPM
Define Moderato
A moderate tempo
96-108 BPM
Define Andante
Walking tempo
84-90 BPM
Define Presto
Extremely fast
168-200
Define Maestoso
Majestic or stately
Solemn, slow march-like
Define Poco a poco
Little by little
Define Divisi
A divided part
Define a2
Both parts play
Define Intonation
The degree to which pitch is accurately produced
Define Legato
Smooth and connected
Define Ritardando
A gradual slowing of the tempo
Define Subito
Suddenly
Define Simile
Performed in the same manner as the previous passage
Define A tempo or Tempo 1
A return to the original tempo
Define Meno mosso
Less motion
Define Cantabile
In a singing style
Define Listesso tempo
The same tempo
Define Allargando
A gradual decrease in tempo along with a gradual increase in dynamic
Define Tutti
The ensemble, not a soloist
Define Timbre
The characteristic sound of an instrument
Define Embouchure
The placement of the mouth to produce sound on a wind instrument
Define Espressivo
Expressively
Define Countermelody
A second but subordinate melodic line
Who is the composer of The Lost Lady Found?
Percy A. Grainger
Who is the composer of At Mornings First Light?
David R. Gillingham
Who is the composer of Moscow, 1941?
Brian Balmages
Who is the composer of Joy Revisited?
Frank Ticheli
Who is the composer of Reverberations?
Brian Balmages
How do we create good balance within an ensemble?
By listening carefully and blending with the rest of the band.
What shape do we associate with a well-balanced band?
A triangle
What are some general principles for making a good tone on your instrument?
Keep your jaw and lips open
Don’t clench your throat
Blow fast air
How do we create a louder dynamic on a wind instrument?
By blowing faster air
What are the transpositions for the different instruments?
Concert pitch: C
Bb instruments: D
Eb instruments: A
F instruments: G
Which way do you move your tuning slide or mouthpiece when you are sharp?
You pull outwards
Which way do you move your tuning slide or mouthpiece when you are flat?
You push inwards
What notes on the scale are in a major triad?
1st, 3rd and 5th
Can you spell major triads?
Uhh major triads?
Spell you major scales
Sure
What are the three forms of minor scales?
Natural, harmonic and melodic
What is the process when seeing music for the first time?
Look at tempo Look at time signature Look at key signature Finger through Play
Define time signature
Indication of rhythm
How do you find the relative minor from its major key signature?
5 steps up the scale from the original starting note of scale (use same key)
How do you identify a major key by looking at the key signature?
No flats/sharps: C
Flats: Second flat from front
Sharps: One note up from first #
