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Band Midterm Study 2019

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  • Which clef is this?
    treble
  • What does the word transposition mean?
    to change from one key to another
  • What does piano mean?
    soft
  • What word means to get louder gradually?
    crescendo
  • Which clef is this?
    bass
  • What is the order or instruments from lowest pitched to highest?
    Tuba, trombone-baritone, french horn, trumpets-clarinets, flute, piccolo
  • Who determines the tempo when you play a piece?
    the conductor
  • What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
    quarter (one beat)
  • What is used to determine what note gets the beat?
    bottom number of time signature
  • 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 is the importance of watching a band director during a performance?
    opinion
  • 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.
  • Name at least 3 woodwind instruments.
    flute, piccolo, clarinet, saxophone, english horn, oboe
  • What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
    whole note (4 beats)
  • What does this symbol represent?
    the end of the piece of music or measure
  • What does the word fine mean?
    finished
  • What does a flat symbol look like?
    a little b
  • What word means to get softer gradually?
    decrescendo
  • How many lines are on a single staff?
    5
  • Put dynamics in order from softest to loudest.
    pp, p, mp. mf, f, ff
  • What is the fraction called at the beginning of a piece of music?
    time signature
  • What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
    8th note (half of a beat)
  • What kind of note is this and how many beats is it worth?
    half note (2 beats)
  • What does a sharp look like?
    A hashtag
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Every different instrument section in the band is much like different positions on a basketball, volleyball, or fütball team. They all work together to make a winning, successful TEAM.
    TRUE
  • Name at least 3 percussion instruments.
    piano, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, high hats, castanets, bongo, cowbell, triangle, glockenspiel, timbales, finger cymbals, hands, tambourine, sleigh bells
  • What is this symbol called at the beginning of a piece of music?
    key 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
  • What does D.C. al fine mean?
    To go back to somewhere and then play to the end
  • What would happen if everyone played their music in random keys?
    opinion
  • What is the importance of being able to read your music?
    opinion
  • What would happen if everyone ignored dynamics and played at their own volume?
    opinion
  • Name at least 3 brass instruments.
    tuba, trombone, baritone (euphonium), trumpet, french horn
  • How long has music been around?
    forever
  • What does forte mean?
    loud
  • What is used to determine the number of beats in a measure?
    top number of the time signature
  • What does a repeat symbol look like?
    a double bar with two dots
  • What would happen if everyone determined their own tempo when playing together?
    opinion
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