HS Band Vocab 3/2016

What does diminuendo mean?

• Get louder
• Get softer
• Get slower
• Get faster

Which is an example of compound (triple) meter?

• 2/4
• 3/4
• 3/8
• 6/4

Which is an example of duple meter (simple meter)?

• 3/8
• 6/8
• 4/4
• 9/8

What does "con spirito" mean?

• Play with feeling
• With speed
• Less motion
• With spirit

How do you play this note?

• Short
• With extra emphasis
• Long
• Short and with emphasis

What kind of time is this?

• Simple (duple) meter
• Compound (triple) meter
• Cut time
• The wrong time

The marking over this note is

• Staccato; play it short
• Staccato; play it long
• Marcato; play it short and accented
• Accent; play it with emphasis

Allargando means

• Slow down
• Slow down AND lengthen your notes
• speed up
• Fast

Rallentando means the same thing as 

• ritardando
• accelerando
• con spirito
• meno mosso

Meno mosso means 

• More motion; faster
• Less motion; slower
• Louder
• Softer