Band Review Sheet Woodwind Family - Uses a reed to Articulation - How notes are attacked vibrate and create sound - Marcato - harsh & short accent - Flute - Staccato - detached and separated - Oboe - Legato - smooth and connected - Clarinet - Accent - Stressed note - Bassoon - Saxophone Dynamics - The volume of a pitch - Piano - soft Brass Family - player buzzes into - Forte - loud mouthpiece - Mezzo - medium - Trumpet - Fortissimo - very loud - French Horn - Pianissimo - very soft - Baritone - Trombone Tempo - speed of music - Tuba - Andante - walking speed - Vivace - quick, lively Percussion Family - head is struck - Grave - very slow with a stick/mallet - - Snare Drum Accidentals - Sharp, flat or natural that is - Bass Drum not part of the key signature, changes a - Timpani note only for the measure in which it is - Cymbals written - Xylophone - Bells - Sharp - raises a note - Chimes - Flat - lowers a note - Marimba - Natural - cancels a sharp/flat Percussion Elements Time Signature - Top number shows how many beats are Percussion Rudiments - Language of in a measure Percussion (see “The Book” for notation - Bottom number shows what kind of note and sticking) gets the beat Technique - Keep all fingers on sticks, Rhythm sticks in a “A” frame, use wrist, keep tips = 1 beat even, don’t swat at the drum, control the q rebound. = 1/2 beat e Timpani - Large “pitched” percussion = 1.5 beat instruments that read in bass clef q . = 3 beats Drum Cadence (Street Beat)- A musical h idea, performed by marching percussion instruments, that provides a beat/grove while marching. Band Review Sheet Musical Terms Key Signatures - Shows the sharps & Dissonance - Clashing sounds flats of a piece - C - No sharps and/or flats Intonation - Accuracy of Pitch - F - 1 flat, Bb - Bb - 2 flats, Bb & Eb Embouchure - Shaping of the mouth to - Eb - 3 flats, Bb, Eb & Ab produce sound on mouthpiece - Ab - 4 flats, Bb, Eb, Ab & Db - G - 1 sharp, F# Subito - Suddenly - D - 2 sharps, F# & C# - A - 3 sharps, F#, C# & G# Accelerando - Gradually get faster - E - 3 sharps, F#, C#, G# &D# Decelerando - Gradually get slower Crescendo - Gradually get louder Decrescendo - Gradually get softer Ritardando - Gradually get slower Simile - Play in same manner Molto - very Balance - relationship of volume to all voice. Helps with pitch, tone quality and texture Slur - a curved line that connects notes of different pitches Tie - a curved line that joins 2 or more notes together that are the same pitch - held for the value of all notes Repeat Sign - : / Phrase- a musical sentence D.C. (Da Capo) - repeat from the beginning of the piece D.S. (Dal Segno) - Repeat from the sign Coda - “Tail” or additional ending part of a piece Band Review Sheet.