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First Colony Middle School- Symphonic/Honors Band- Fall 2012
Term/Symbol to Definition
45
Music
8th Grade
12/15/2012

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Term
Articulation
Definition
The act of using the tongue to start and separate notes.
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Definition
indicates to take a breath
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Definition

same as 4/4 time

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Definition
gets one half beat of sound
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Definition
hold the note until the conductor releases it
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Definition
gets two beats of sound
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gets two beats of silence
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Definition
a place for musical notes and symbols
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Definition
cancels a flat or a sharp
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Definition
gets one beat of sound
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gets one beat of silence
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Definition
tells us to repeat what we just played
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raises a note 1/2 step
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Definition
seperates the musical staff into measures
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lowers a note 1/2 a step
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Treble Clef
Definition
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Bass Clef
Definition
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Definition
gets four beats of sound
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gets four beats of silence
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embouchure
Definition
the formation of the muscles around the mouth that produce the sound on our instrument
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ledger lines
Definition
lines that extend the lines above or below
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measure
Definition
the space between two barlines
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musical alphabet
Definition
the notes we use as our musical language
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rhythm
Definition
the organization of the duration of various sounds and silence of which music is made
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tempo
Definition
the speed of the music
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time signature
Definition

top number: how many beats are in the measure

 

bottom number: what kind of note gets the beat

Term
accent
Definition
tells us to emphasize the begging of the note
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accidental
Definition
tells us to play the note different than what is in the key signature
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crescendo
Definition
tells us to gradually get louder
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D.C. al coda
Definition
tells us to go back to the beginning of the music and play to the coda
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D.C. al fine
Definition
tells us to go to the beginning of the music and play to the fine
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decrescendo
Definition
tells us to gradually get softer
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dot rule
Definition
a dot adds half of the notes original value to the note
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double reed intsruments
Definition
Oboe, Bassoon and the English Horn all belong to the same group
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dynamics
Definition
tells us to play music either softer or louder
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legato
Definition
long and connected
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pick up notes
Definition
notes that precede a big beat
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ritard
Definition
slow down
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slur
Definition
tells us to not tongue notes of different pitches
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Staccato
Definition
separated
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tie
Definition
tells us to connect two notes of the same pitch
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tutti
Definition
all playing together
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unison
Definition
all playing the same thing
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solo
Definition
one player only
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soli
Definition
two or more players on the same part
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