Created by Mr. Zachary Busch – HOLLEY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL – HOLLEY, NY 14470

B Reference Tables for the Music Setting/CONCERT BAND 2020 Edition

Table Table B

Order of Flats and Sharps Time Signatures

Number of beats per measure.

Type of note that gets the . (…think “beat code”.) Table Common “Beat Codes” 2 = 4 = 8 = th Key Signatures & Circle of 5 ’s Other Time Signatures Common Time (4/4) Cut Time (2/2)

Table D Equivalents E# = F Fb = E

B# = C Cb = B *** The notes that share the black keys on the piano are all Enharmonic Equivalents. *** Same sound; different name.

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Table E

Labeled Keyboard (w/ Enharmonic Equivalents)

Table F Dynamics

- Fortissimo; Very loud.

LOUD - Forte; Loud.

- Mezzo Forte; Medium loud.

- Mezzo Piano; Medium soft. - Piano; Soft.

- Pianissimo; Very soft. SOFT

- Crescendo; Gradually increase volume.

- Decrescendo; Gradually decrease volume.

- Fortepiano; Loud attack then immediate soft volume.

- Sforzando; Strong, sudden accent.

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Table G Table H Articulations Tempo Markings

slurred Legato: Largo - = 60 bpm

Connected air and sound. “Broadly; slowly” Slurred for ‘d’ tongue valves/keys,‘d’ tongue for Andante - = 80 bpm slides. “At an easy, walking pace” Tenuto: Hold note for Moderato - = 100 bpm full value. Connected air and clear “Moderately” tongue. Stacca to: Allegro - = 120 bpm Short and separated by air. “Lively and fast” Think “tah” NOT “TAT”. Presto - = 140 bpm Accented:

Strong front of “Very fast” the note; release the air with the - The number given is the Beats per tongue. Emphasize the Minute (BPM). note. - The note given is that which gets the Marcato: beat; quarter, half, and eighth notes are Strong front of most common. note, with ** Each tick of the Second Hand on a separated air. clock = 60 BPM. Double that tick = 120 “Short and fat”. BPM. **

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Table I Concert Pitch Transpositions

Concert C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B Pitch (Flute, , Bassoon, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Mallets) Bb D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C C#/Db (, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, ) Eb A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab (Alto Sax, Bari Sax) F G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb (French Horn)

Table J

Misc. Music Markings

Treble Clef Grace note

Bass Clef Flat

Breath Mark Sharp

Fermata Natural

Repeat Trill

Measure Repeat Gliss 1st/2nd Ending Cesura/ “Railroad Tracks”

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Table K Rhythm Tree and Counting Syllables

Whole Note 4 beats (beats 234 held)

Half Note 2 beats (beats 2 & 4 held)

Quarter Note 1 beat

Eighth Note ½ beat (+ said as “and”)

Sixteenth Note ¼ beat (e=“ee”/ a=“uh”)

Dot Rule: a dot adds ½ of the value of the note that it is attached to.

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Table L Chord Tuning Tendencies

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