What is the importance of being able to read your music?
opinion
What does the word fine mean?
finished
What is the fraction called at the beginning of a piece of music?
time signature
When playing music, there are instances where some composers want the players to play louder or softer. To do this, composers use what?
dynamics
Name at least 3 woodwind instruments.
flute, piccolo, clarinet, saxophone, english horn, oboe
The numbers next to a piece of music are called _________________. They are used to guide your location in the piece of music.
measure numbers
What word means to get louder gradually?
crescendo
What information would you use to determine the number of beats in a measure?
I would look at the top number of the time signature. It will tell me how many beats are in a meaure.
What does this symbol represent?
the end of the piece of music
Name at least 3 brass instruments.
tuba, trombone, baritone (euphonium), trumpet, french horn
What does forte mean?
loud
What is used to determine what note gets the beat?
bottom number of time signature
What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
half note (2 beats)
How long has music been around?
forever
What would happen if everyone played their music in random keys?
opinion
What does a flat symbol look like?
a little b
What would happen if everyone determined their own tempo when playing together?
opinion
If there are not very many members in a band on a variety of instruments, a director may make the decision to make ________________ so that all the parts of the music can be played.
an arrangement
What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
16th note (one fourth of a beat)
Which clef is this?
treble
What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
8th note (half of a beat)
There are instruments that transpose. This means when a player plays a note on a transposing instrument, it is not necessarily the note that sounds. If everyone needs to play the same sounding note, what is this called?
concert pitch
What does D.C. al fine mean?
To go back to somewhere and then play to the end
What word means to get softer gradually?
decrescendo
What does the word transposition mean?
to change from one key to another
How could you verify if a measure is complete or not?
I would check the time signature. It will tell me how many beats there are and what note is one beat.
What is the order or instruments from lowest pitched to highest?
Tuba, trombone-baritone, french horn, trumpets-clarinets, flute, piccolo
What does a repeat symbol look like?
a double bar with two dots
Where does the tempo come from when you play a piece?
the conductor
What does piano mean?
soft
Put dynamics in order from softest to loudest.
pp, p, mp. mf, f, ff
What is the importance of watching a band director during a performance?
opinion
Which clef is this?
bass
What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
whole note (4 beats)
What would happen if everyone ignored dynamics and played at their own volume?
opinion
What is used to determine the number of beats in a measure?
top number of the time signature
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