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Concert Band final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the top number of the time signature tell you? | The number of beats in a measure. |
| What does the bottom number of the time signature tell you? | What kind of note gets 1 beat (What note gets one beat) |
| What does a dot after a note tell you? | It equals half the value of the note. |
| What does pianissimo mean? | Very soft |
| What does piano mean | Soft |
| What does mezzo piano mean? | Medium soft |
| What does mezzo forte mean? | Medium loud |
| What does forte mean? | Loud |
| What does fortissimo mean? | Very loud |
| What does crescendo mean? | Getting louder |
| What does decrescendo mean? | Getting softer |
| What does Diminuendo mean? | Getting softer |
| What does grave mean? | Very, very low |
| What does Adagio mean? | Very slow |
| What does Andante mean? | Slow like a casual walking speed |
| What does Moderato mean? | Medium |
| What does Allegro mean? | Fast |
| What does Presto mean? | Very fast |
| What does Vivace mean? | Very, very fast |
| What does Tempo di Marcia mean? | Tempo of a march |
| What does Ritartando mean? | To slow down gradually |
| What does Allargando mean? | To slow down and crescendo (usually at the climax of a piece) |
| What does Rallentando mean? | To slow down gradually (same as ritardando) |
| What does Maestoso mean? | Majestically |
| What does Staccato mean? | Detached |
| What does the accent mean? | To make stand out |
| What does Marcato mean? | Short and accented |
| What does Sforzando mean? | To sting the note and immediately get softer (often times, then crescendo) |
| What does Tennuto mean? | Full value or to stretch the note. |
| What does Whole beats mean? | #, #, #..... |
| What does Half beats mean? | # +, #+, #+.... |
| What does Quarter beats mean? | # e + a, # e + a,.... |
| What does Eight beats mean? | # b e b + b a b |