Band Vocabulary

a weird French word

The shape of your mouth around the mouthpiece

baguette

melodies in an ascending direction

feet flat, back straight, hiney on the hump

a special way to breathe

animals animals animals

a valve on the trumpet

important in getting a good tone

wow that stinks

a link in the case handle

another word for posture

the best possible sound you can make on your instrument

from a story

doorbell

flute sounds

patterns of sound and silence

beat

melody

pitch

the steady underlying pulse

rhythm

pitch

melody

rhythm

a device used to keep the beat

beat

melody

forgetting to turn in assignments

not checking emails

being dependable, keeping promises and honoring our commitments

lying

not taking time to check your work

paying little attention or care to how you behave

sabotaging your team on purpose

pleasure you feel when someone achieves something; feeling of respect for yourself

5 lines and 4 spaces music is written on

a walking stick

melody

pitch