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Beginning Band Vocabulary - Part 1
Quarter 1- Basic Concepts
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12/20/2013

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Whole note - worth 4
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Doubel Bar Line - indicates the end of the song
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Bar line  - Divides our music into sections
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Quarter Note - worth 1
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Dotted Half Note  - worth 3
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Measure - the space between two bar lines
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Rhythm
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A combination of long and short sounds
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Sightread
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Reading or performing a piece of music without preperation
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Embouchure
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The shape of a players mouth on the mouthpiece
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Musical Alphabet
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ABCDEFG
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Draw/Explain a NOTE STEM.
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Draw/Explain a NOTE HEAD.
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Cue
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A signal used to prompt an event in a musical performance
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Pitch
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High / Low

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Half Note - worth 2 counts
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Quarter Rest - worth 1 count
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Whole Rest - worth 4 counts
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Staff
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Repeat Sign
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Half Rest - worth 2 counts
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Metronome
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a device that keeps the steady beat
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What is the symbol in red called?

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Breath Mark
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Time Signature
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Tells us the number of counts per measure

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Skip
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Step
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Flat - lowers a note by a 1/2 step
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Accent - The note should stand out louder / more emphasized than the rest
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Treble Clef - high notes
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Bass Clef - low notes
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Time Signature - tells the number of beats per measure
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Tutti
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Everyone plays the same line of music all together
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Volume
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Loud/Soft

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A Musical Phrase
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A complete thought or sentence in music; indicated by breath marks or slurs or dynamics; usually 2-4 measures long
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Fermata - hold the note longer than it's worth
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Tempo
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Fast/Slow - Speed
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Duet
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A musical piece with 2 parts played by 2 or more people
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Harmony
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The background part of a piece of music; the result of two or more notes played at one time
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Soli
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A small group of instruments playing one line of music
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Melody
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The main important part of a piece of music
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Dynamics
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How loud or soft we play / Volume
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Describing a sound as LONG or SHORT refers to what?

a) Duration/ Rhythm

b) Tempo/ Speed

c) Dynamics/ Volume

d) Pitch / Notes

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A - Duration/ Rhythm

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Describing a sound as LOUD or SOFT refers to what?

 

a) Duration/ Rhythm

b) Tempo/ Speed

c) Dynamics/ Volume

d) Pitch / Notes

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C - Dynamics / Volume

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Describing a sound as FAST or SLOW refers to what?

 

a) Duration/ Rhythm

b) Tempo/ Speed

c) Dynamics/ Volume

d) Pitch / Notes

Definition

 

B - Tempo / Speed

Term

Describing a sound as HIGH or LOW refers to what?

 

a) Duration/ Rhythm

b) Tempo/ Speed

c) Dynamics/ Volume

d) Pitch / Notes

Definition

 

D  - Pitch / Notes

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What is this called?

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Grand Staff
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What is this called and what does it mean?

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Multiple Measure Rest - rest for the given number of measures
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One Measure Repeat - repeat the previous measure
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Tone Quality
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The kind of sound produced (can be described with words like harsh, rich, etc.)
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Articulation
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Symbols that indicate to use your tongue in a certain way; Tonguing
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Dissonance
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Unpleasant harmony of 2 or more notes
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Consonance
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Pleasant harmony of 2 or more notes
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Common Time

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Leap
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Solo
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One person playing one line of music
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Line or space note(s)?

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Line
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Line or space note(s)?

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Line
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Line or space note(s)?

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Space
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Line or space note(s)?

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Space
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Line or space note(s)?

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Space
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Line or space note(s)?

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Space
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The saxophone, flute, and clarinet are all part of what instrument family?
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Woodwinds

 

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The trumpet, trombone, and baritone are all part of what instrument family?
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Brass
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The drums and bells are part of what instrument family?
Definition
Percussion
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There are two types of percussion instruments. What are they and what is the difference between them?
Definition

Pitched - you can play a song on it; has various notes

 

Unpitched - you can't play a song on it; just produces a sound not various notes

Term
What vibrates on a woodwind instrument in order to get sound?
Definition
Reed - the small piece of wood on the mouthpiece
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What are the buttons on a trumpet called?
Definition
Valves
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The part of your instrument that you bring right up to your face is called the what?
Definition
Mouthpiece
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When we play the notes of our scale and hold them we are playing what?
Definition
Long Tones
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When we strive to play together without any one person or group being louder than the rest, we are playing with what?
Definition
Balance/Blend
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