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Music Definitions
Music Definitions for Beginning Band Vocabulary Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accent | Emphasize the note |
| Accidental | Any sharp, flat, or natural sign that does not appear in the key signature |
| Allegro | Fast Tempo |
| Andante | Slower, Walking Tempo |
| Apreggio | A "broken" chord whose notes are played individually |
| Bass Clef | The clef whose line names are G,B,D,F, and A |
| Bar Lines | Lines that divide the music staff into measures |
| Beat | The pulse of music |
| Blues | A form of jazz that features altered notes and is usually written in twelve measure verses |
| Breath Mark | Take a deep breath through your mouth after you play a full length note |
| Chord | When two or more notes are played together |
| Chromatic Notes | Notes altered with sharps, flats, and natural signs that are not in the key signature |
| Chromatic Scale | A scale made up of consecutive half steps |
| Common Time | Same as 4/4 |
| D.C. Al Fine | Play again from the beginning stopping at Fine |
| Decrescendo | Gradually Softer |
| Diminuendo | Gradually Softer |
| Crescendo | Gradually Louder |
| Dotted Half Note | 3 beats of sound |
| Dotted Quarter Note | 1 1/2 beats of sound |
| Double Bar | Indicates the end of a piece of music |
| Duet | A composition with two different parts played together |
| Dynamics | Tone/Sound of the notes |
| Eigth Note | 1/2 a beat of sound |
| Eigth Rest | 1/2 a beat of silence |
| Embouchure | The position of your mouth while playing |
| Enharmonics | Two notes that are written differently but sound the same |
| Fermata | Hold the note/rest longer than normal |
| 1st and 2nd Ending | Play through the first ending. Then play through the repeated section of music, skipping the 1st ending and going to the 2nd ending |
| Flat | Lowers the note and remains in effect for the entire measure |
| Forte | Play Loudly |
| Glissando | A technique for Trombone used in ragtime and other styles of music. |
| Half Note | 2 beats of sound |
| Harmony | Two notes played together |
| Interval | The distance between two pitches |
| Key Signature | Tells which notes to play with sharps or flats through out the music |
| Largo | Very slow tempo |
| Ledger Lines | Lines the extend the music staff |
| Measure | A section of music |
| Mezzo Forte | Play moderately loud |
| Moderato | Medium Tempo |
| Multiple Measure Rest | The measure above the staff that tells you how many measures to rest |
| Music Staff | The 5 lines and four spaces where notes and rests are placed |
| Natural Sign | Cancels a sharp or flat for the rest of the measure |
| Notes | Tells how high/low and how long to play |
| Phrase | A music sentence usual 2 measures long |
| Pick-up Notes | One or more notes before the first measure that are subtracted form the last measure |
| Quarter Note | 1 beat of sound |
| Ragtime | An American Music Style |
| Choose the blank for a free point! | |
| Repeat Sign | Play once again from the beginning |
| Rest | Silent Beats |
| Quarter Rest | 1 beat of silence |
| Half Rest | 2 beats of silence |
| Whole Rest | 4 beats of silence |
| Scale | A sequence of notes in ascending and descending order |
| Sharp | Raises the note for the rest of the measure |
| Slur | A curved line that connects notes of different pitch |
| Soli | A group "solo" or group feature |
| Solo | A part that only one person plays |
| Tempo | Speed of Music |
| Theme and Variables | A musical form featuring a primary melody (theme) followed by some altered versions (variables) of the theme. |
| Tie | A curved line that connects notes of the same pitch |
| Treble clef | Clef whose note names are E,G,B,D, and F |
| Time signature | Indicates how many beats per measure |
| Trio | Three different parts played together |
| Whole Note | Four beats of sound |
| Clarinet | A keyed woodwind instrument with a cylinder bore and a single reed |
| Saxophone | A single feed instrument invented in the middle of the 19th century |
| Tuba | An instrument with a varying number of valves that allow the shortening and lengthening of notes |
| Trumpet | A brass instrument that consits of three valves |
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