Sr. Band Final / Post-Assessment Review
Sr. Band Final / Post-Assessment Review Packet Part 1Mr. Doherty
Dynamics how loudly or softly you should playPiano= Soft
Forte=Loud
Fortissimo= Very LoudPianissimo= Very Soft
Mezzoforte = Medium LoudMezzopiano = Medium SoftCrescendo (cresc.)Means to get louder
Diminuendo (dim)means to get softer
Tempo how fast or slow a piece is to be played, measured in bpmor beats per minuteGrave = Extremely SlowLargo = Very SlowAdagio = SlowModerato = Moderate SpeedAndante = Walking SpeedAllegro = Fast and joyfulVivo / Vivace = Very FastAccelerando means to get faster
Ritardando means to get slowerRhythm
= Four beats in
= Two beats in = Three beats in
The dot of prolongation adds half of the note valueto the primary note= one beat in = half a beat in=
Sixteenth Notes
Counted One-e-and-aCounted One-and-aCounted One-e-andCounted One-e-aCounted One-aCounted One-eTuplets a certain number of notes in one beat.
Triplet = 3 notes in one beat inQuintuplet = 5 notes in one beat in Septuplet = 7 notes in one beat in
Rests a silence takes the place of a note
Multiple measure rest (15)Quarter rest = 1 beatHalf rest = 2 beatsWhole rest = 4 beats
Eighth rest = beat16 rest = beatSyncopation when the offbeats (off-beats are accented)
The Entertainer Ragtime music features many accented offbeats.
Simple Meter = the number of beats in a measure which note gets one beat
4 beats per measurea quarter note getsone beatCommon time = 4/4Three beats per measurea quarter notes gets a beatA Waltz is in timeFive beats per measurea quarter note gets a beatCut time means thereare two beats permeasure and a halfnote gets a beatMarches are often in cut time Compound Meter = the number of beats in a measure which note gets one beat
6 beats per measurean eighth notegets a beatMusical Symbols
D.S. Dal Segno = back to the signD.C. Da Capo = back to the beginningSegno, or Italian for signCoda an added ending on a piece of musicRepeat sign
Accent emphasize this note Fermata hold this note until the conductor cuts you offCaesura a complete stop in a piece of musicTreble and Bass Clef
Treble Clef (G Clef) tells you where the noteG is.Bass Clef (F Clef) tells you where the note F is.
Musical Symbols
A flat lowers a note a half stepA natural means to play the Regular note, it gets rid ofA sharp or a flatA sharp raises a note a half stepStaccato notes are played short anddetatchedEx.Ex.
Musical TermsTutti everyone plays
Unison many instruments playing the same notes
Enharmonic two different names for the same note
Interval the distance between two notes
Half step the distance from a note to its sharp (Ex. C to C#).
Whole step two half steps
Ostinato a repeated musical passage
Ledger lines notes played outside the staff
Chromatic Scale a scale with all half steps
Ritardando slowing down
Simile play the notes the same as before
Sforzando a type of harsh accent
Scale an ascending series of seven notes in the pattern WWHWWWH
Divisi divided parts.
Arpeggio notes of a chord played seperately.
Enharmonics two different names for the same pitch
Db = ? A# = ?
G# = ? Gb = ?
Bb = ? F# = ?Key Signatures look at this first whensight reading!
Key of _____Key of _____Key of _____
Key of _____Key of _____Key of _____Rules Flats and Sharps
Once a note is flat or sharp in a measure it stays flat or sharp.A natural will cancel out a previous flat or sharp in a measure.The bar line cancels out any sharps or flats from the previous measure.
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