Semester Test Flashcards

1
Q

pianissimo, pp

A

very soft- as soft as can be played and still have good tone

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2
Q

piano, p

A

soft

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3
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mezzo piano, mp

A

medium soft

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4
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mezzo forte, mf

A

medium loud

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5
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forte, f

A

loud

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6
Q

fortissimo, ff

A

very loud- as loud as can be played and still have good tone

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7
Q

Crescendo, ( < )

A

gradually louder

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8
Q

Diminuendo, ( > )

A

gradually softer

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9
Q

Legato

A

very smooth and connected

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10
Q

Staccato (.)

A

spaced, detached- no accent

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11
Q

Tenuto, ( - )

A

hold or sustain

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12
Q

Marcato accent, ( > )

A

emphasized with breath- repeated accents are spaced from each other

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13
Q

Marcatissimo accent, ( ^ )

A

sharp accent with tongue-shorter length not than ( > ) accent, in Jazz - a “Dot” accent

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14
Q

Forzando, sfz

A

forced

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15
Q

Adagio

A

very slow

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16
Q

Moderato

A

Medium tempo- a walking tempo

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17
Q

Vivace

A

very fast and lively

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18
Q

Accelerando (accel.)

A

gradually faster

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19
Q

Andante

A

moderately slow

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20
Q

Allegro

A

fast and lively, happy

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21
Q

Presto

A

as fast as possible

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22
Q

Ritardondo (rit.)

A

gradually slower

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23
Q

Forward March, FM

A

march in a straight line

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24
Q

Stand Fast, SF

A

stay in place- no movement

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25
Q

To the rear, ATF

A

turn around

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26
Q

Reverse step, RS

A

march backward

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27
Q

Horns to Box, HTB

A

belles of horns up-body leaning back

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28
Q

Rotate

A

form turns as a unit on the field

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29
Q

Float

A

form moves left, right or back on field as a unit

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30
Q

Follow the leader, FTL

A

follow single file the person in front

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31
Q

Mark time, MT

A

march in place- don’t move out of form

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32
Q

Push

A

form moves forward as a unit on the field, usually done with a loud section in the music, it sometimes in conjunction with a horn flash move

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33
Q

Dress

A

in line side-to-side

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34
Q

Cover

A

in line front-to-back

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35
Q

A due (a2)

A

for two parts

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36
Q

A tempo

A

return to original tempo

37
Q

Animato

A

animated, excited, with life and spirit

38
Q

Attacca

A

Go on

39
Q

Cantabile

A

in a singing style

40
Q

Con

A

prefix, means with

41
Q

DaCapo (D.C.)

A

return to the beginning

42
Q

Dal Segno (D.S.)

A

return to sign

43
Q

Dolce

A

sweetly

44
Q

Fine

A

end

45
Q

L’istesso tempo

A

the same tempo

46
Q

Maestoso

A

Majestic

47
Q

Meno

A

prefix, means less

48
Q

Molto

A

Much, very

49
Q

Mosso

A

Moved, motion

50
Q

Piu

A

prefix, means more

51
Q

Poco a Poco

A

little by little

52
Q

Quasi

A

almost, or as if

53
Q

Sans

A

prefix, means without

54
Q

Simile

A

in a similar manner

55
Q

Sordino

A

mute

56
Q

Subito

A

suddenly

57
Q

Troppo

A

too much

58
Q

Tutti

A

all, every performer on the part

59
Q

Sharps move

A

up

60
Q

Flats move

A

down

61
Q

To make an enharmonic for a flat note-

A

move down one note and add sharp (does not work for E/F, B/C)

62
Q

To make an enharmonic for a sharp note-

A

move up one note name and add flat (does not work for E/F, B/C)

63
Q

Whole Note/ rest

A

four counts

64
Q

Half note/ rest

A

two counts

65
Q

Quarter note/ rest

A

one count

66
Q

Eight note/ rest

A

one/ half of one count

67
Q

Sixteenth Note/ rest

A

one/quarter of one count

68
Q

Doted note

A

Dot equals one/half of one note hooked to

69
Q

Time Signature: 4/4

A

how many in each measure (beats, notes) / what kind of note (make bottom number into a 1/x fraction to find note)

70
Q

2/4, 6/8

A

cut time, fast passages usually conducted in 1, all may be/ or are conducted in 2

71
Q

C

A

No flats or sharps

72
Q

F

A

Bb

73
Q

Bb

A

Bb, Eb

74
Q

Eb

A

Bb, Eb, Ab

75
Q

Ab

A

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db

76
Q

Db

A

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb

77
Q

Gb

A

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb

78
Q

Cb

A

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb

79
Q

G

A

F#

80
Q

D

A

F#, C#

81
Q

A

A

F#, C#, G#

82
Q

E

A

F#, C#, G#, D#

83
Q

B

A

F#, C#, G#, D#, A#

84
Q

F#

A

F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#

85
Q

C#

A

F#, C#,G#,D#,A#,E#,B#

86
Q

F instruments (Horn):

A

+1# or -1b

Ex. Band plays in Bb = Horn plays in F

87
Q

Bb instruments (Clar, Tpet, Tenor Sax):

A

+1# or -1b

Ex. Band plays in Bb = trumpet plays in C

88
Q

Eb instruments (Alto Sax, Bari Sax):

A

+1# or -1b

Ex. Band plays in Bb = Alto Sax plays in G