Accelerando (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 (Cresc.)

Gradually get louder

A tempo

Resume the previous speed

da capo (D.C.)

Go Back to the Beginning

Diminuendo (dim.)

Gradually get softer

Rallentando (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 (D.S.)

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 (div.)

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

Allargando

Gradually get slower and broader

Espressivo

Play with expression

Poco

little

Meno

less

piu

more

Mosso

motion

Poco meno mosso

A little less motion

Piu mosso

More motion

Stringendo

Gradually speed up

Grandioso

In a grand or heroic style

Rubato

Gradual speeding up or slowing the tempo to add to expression

Con mosso

With motion, speed the tempo

Forzando (sfz)

Forced, accented

Simile (sim.)

In a similar style

Subito (sub.)

suddenly

When I’m not talking to you___

I’m talking to you

The most common mistake young people make is___

They don’t hold their long notes long enough

What note is that?

An “F”; my grade in this class!