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Band Vocabulary
Help to study for band midterm voacabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The distance between two notes | Interval |
| The smallest interval; used in the chromatic scale | Half step |
| Extends the note to its fullest value; appears as a line over/below a note | Tenuto |
| Two numbers appearing in the first measure. One indicates how many beats per measure, and the other indicates what type of note receives one beat. | Time Signature |
| To play from the sign of the coda | DS al Coda |
| A slurred or smooth articulation | Legato |
| Less motion | Meno Mosso |
| The type of scale that ascends or descends in half steps | Chromatic |
| The end | Fine |
| The same sounding pitch identified by two names | Enharmonic |
| The interval shown on a keyboard as a white key to the nearest white key or black key to the nearest black key | Whole step |
| 'One and two and three and four and' | Subdividing |
| The rate of speed | Tempo |
| To increase tempo | Accelerando |
| To play with short or detached articulation; appears as a dot above or below a note | Staccato |
| The flats, sharps, or naturals that appear in the first measure after the clef and on the beginning of every staff | Key Signature |
| Slow down | Rallentando |
| With motion | Con Moto |
| A flat, sharp, or natural that is observed only in the measure in which it appears | Accidental |
| A gradual increase in the sound | Crescendo |