Band Exam
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moneybankz_101 on January 20, 2010
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Italian | English |
|---|---|
 pitch | a way to label musical sound is called: |
| sound | created by air pressure- vibrations moving in the air |
| frequency | speed of vibrations equals this |
| pitch | frequency is the same as this... |
| Treble Clef | G clef is also called the _____ |
| Bass Clef | F clef is also called the ______ |
| 88 | a standard piano usually has this many keys (type a number. i.e: 5) |
| 52 | The amount of white keys on a standard piano (type a number. i.e: 5) |
| 36 | The number of black keys on a standard piano (type a number. i.e: 5) |
| whole note | What note gets 4 beats in common time? |
| quarter note | What note gets 1 beat in common time? |
| half note | What note gets 2 beats in common time? |
| eighth note | What note gets .5 beats in common time? |
| dotted quarter note | What note gets 1.5 beats in common time? |
| dotted half note | What note gets 3 beats in common time? |
| dotted whole note | What note gets 6 beats in common time? |
| dotted eighth note | What note gets .75 beats in common time? |
| allegro | to play lively and fast is called... |
| accelerando | to gradually quicken tempo is called... |
| chord | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony is called a.... |
| dynamics | the symbols in sheet music indicating volume are called... |
| Enharmonic | Two notes that differ in name only are called... |
| Fermata | To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer is called.. |
| flat | a note lowered by a semitone is called.. |
| sharp | a note raised by a semitone is called.. |
| forte | a symbol indicating to play loud is called.. |
| fortissimo | to play very loud |
| fortississimo | to play as loud as possible |
| Treble Clef | This clef is used to resemble higher notes |
| Bass Clef | This clef is used to resemble lower notes |
| key signature | sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff to indicate the key of the composition is called.. |
| top | the number on the ___ tells you how many beats are in a bar in the time signature |
| bottom | the number on the ___ tells you which note value constitutes one beat. |
| legato | to play smoothly in a connected manner is called.. |
| mezzo forte | to play moderately loudly is called.. |
| mezzo piano | to play moderately softly is called.. |
| natural | This sign cancels the effects of any accidentals |
| octave | interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency is called.. |
| piano | to play softly or gently is called.. |
| pianissimo | to play very softly or gently is called.. |
| ritardando | to slow down while playing is called.. |
| cut time | 2/2 time is also called... |
| crescendo | to gradually play louder |
| decrescendo | to gradually play quieter |
| semitone | the smallest pitch difference between notes is called.. |
| staccato | making each note brief and detached is called.. |
| tempo | the overall speed of a piece of music is called.. |
| double bar line | represents the end of a song |
| repeat sign | tells you to repeat certain bars of music |
| grand staff | the joined treble and bass clef is called.. |
| measure | represents one bar of music |
| staff | a set of five horizontal lines and for spaces is called.. |
| chromatic semitone | Two notes with the same letter name, but has different pitches is called.. |
| diatonic semitone | two notes with different letter names, and has different pitches is called.. (e.g: F# -> G) |
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