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Accel.
Gradually speed up
The practice if improvising
alternating 4-measure solos
between an instrumental soloist
and a drummer is called ___
Trading fours
Sostenuto
Sustained style
Legato
Smooth and connected Style
Staccato
Detached Style
Dynamic indicators
Indicate Volume
Fermata
Hold until the conductor cuts you
off.
Tempo indicators
Indicate speed
Interval
Distance between two notes.
Crescendo
Gradually get louder
A tempo
Resume the previous speed
da capo
Go Back to the Beginning
Diminuendo
Gradually get softer
Rall
Gradually get slower
A Basic Blues Progression
consists of how many measures?
12
The smallest interval in music
A half step
The flow of music in time
Rhythm
presto
Very fast speed
del segno
Go back to the sign
The element of music that has to
do with speed
tempo
In a time signature, the top
number tells
Number of beats in a measure
The element of music that is the
tune or the part you can hum
back
Melody
The element of music that has to
do with how loud or soft one
plays
Dynamics
The element of music that is the
added part that is not the melody
Harmony
A key signature tells
What notes are sharp or flat in the
piece
In a time signature, the bottom
number tells
What kind of note gets one beat
Which of the following is the
softest?
A. piano
B. pianissimo
C. mezzo piano
B. Pianissimo
Which of the following is the
slowest?
A. Andante
B. Largo
C. Moderato
B. Largo
Duet
A piece played by two players,
playing two different parts.
If the bottom number in a time
signature is a 2, what kind of note
gets one beat?
Half note
If the top number of a time
signature is a 5, how many beats
are in each measure?
Five
Syncopation
Emphasis on ordinarily weak
beats
The inventor of the sousaphone
John Phillip Sousa
Enharmonics are
notes that are spelled differently
but sound the same
The final short note of a march is
called this
Stinger
Leger lines are
lines written above or below the
staff to accommodate notes
written above or below the staff
This section of the band has the
largest amount of different
instruments
Percussion
D. C. al fine means
repeat to the beginning and play
until you see the fine sign
D. C. al coda means
repeat to the beginning and play
until you see the coda sign
This section of the band makes
its sound by blowing into a hollow
tube with plenty of holes
Woodwinds
The highest sounding brass
instrument
Trumpet
The lowest sounding brass
instrument
Tuba
Which of the following is a non
pitched percussion instrument?
A. xylophone
B. marimba
C. vibraphone
D. guiro
E. sousaphone
Guiro
A dot adds ___ to the note it
follows.
Half the value
The lowest sounding woodwind
instrument
Double (or contra) bassoon
Hollow instrument usually in the
shape of a fish that has ridges on
it and is scraped
guiro
The name given to the
conductor’s music
Score
Latin instruments that are made
of decorated gourd with beads or
seeds in them
Maracas
The highest sounding woodwind
instrument
Piccolo
The recommended way to hold
the sticks for the timpani is
Matched grip (or French Grip)
A dance in triple time is a
Waltz
D.S. al coda means
repeat to the sign and play until
you see the coda sign
Tubular instrument that is struck
with a cowhide hammer.
Chimes
A musical sentence
Phrase
The recommended way to hold
the sticks for marching snare is
Traditional grip
Maestoso
Majestic style
A key signature with 3 flats will
always contain these
B, E, A
A key signature with 5 flats will
always contain these
B, E, A, D, G
A key signature with 3 sharps
will always contain these
F, C, G,
A key signature with 5 sharps
will always contain these
F, C, G, D, A
The recommended way to hold
the sticks for all mallet
instruments
Matched grip
Marcato
Marked Style
The dog fight section of a march
features
Contrasting phrases by the upper
instruments and lower instruments
Cantibile
Singing Style
Pesante
A heavy style
Most marches change key at the
trio
The enharmonic equivalent to
F-flat is
E Natural
Divisi
Divide the parts up
The tonal center of a piece is its
Key
The enharmonic equivalent to
G-sharp is
A flat
Soli
Section Solo
Which is not a woodwind
instrument?
A. flute
B. French horn
C. oboe
D. piccolo
E. saxophone
French Horn
In a fast 3/8, 6/8, or 12/8 time
signature, what kind of note will
get one beat
Dotted Quarter
The steady pulse in music is call
Beat
The speed of pulses or beats of a
composition is
tempo
A pool of pitches used to
make music
scale
Each measure is bordered by
Bar lines
To divide a pulse or note into
smaller units is
To subdivide
How many notes make up a
dominant 7th chord?
four
A basic exercise that drummers
can do that will strengthen their
muscles in their forearms and
help to make them better
marching drummers is
Practice on a pillow
L’stesso tempo means
Keep the same speed
Dolce
Sweetly
Warm and moist conditions will
effect pitch by ___
causing the pitch to be higher
Cold and dry conditions will effect
pitch by
causing the pitch to be lower
Which of the following is a
pitched percussion instrument?
A. quads
B. tam tam
C. timpani
D. congas
E. temple block
Timpani
Counting “one e an da” for each
quarter note pulse is an example
of
Subdividing
How many notes make up a triad
Three
Another name for kettle drums is
Timpani
As notes move to the right on a
melodic instrument, the pitches
will
Go higher
As notes move to the left on a
melodic instrument, the pitches
will
Go lower
Another name for bells is
Glockenspiel
. Fundamentals in playing
percussion instruments such as
flam, rolls, and paradiddles are
called
Rudiments