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Music Terms

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    Music terms applicable to middle school band.
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  • The natural PULSE of music.
    Beat
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  • the SPEED of the beat
    Tempo
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  • The highness or lowness of sound.
    Pitch
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  • This means play the song again.
    Repeat sign
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  • A musical sentence.
    Phrase
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  • This means only a group or section plays.
    Soli (plural of solo - more than one)
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  • This term means when only one person or instrument plays alone.
    Solo
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  • This means the same as 4/4 time.
    Common Time
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  • This symbol is a curved line connecting notes of different pitch; it means to play from one note to the next without tonguing. Hint: it's an articulation
    Slur
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  • This symbol is a curved line connecting notes of the same pitch; connected notes are played as one unbroken sound/tone. Hint: it's a rhythm
    Tie
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  • This note gets 1/2 beat in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
    Eighth note
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  • This rest gets 1/2 beat in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
    Eighth rest
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  • This symbol adds half the notes value to it.
    The dot
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  • This note receives three beats in 3/4 and 4/4 time.
    Dotted Half Note
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  • This note receives 1 1/2 (1.5) beats in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
    Dotted quarter note
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  • Flats or sharps (or not flats or sharps) at the beginning of the staff. It is located between the clef sign and time signature.
    KEY SIGNATURE
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