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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