Band Vocabulary

Embouchure

• a weird French word

• The shape of your mouth around the mouthpiece

• baguette

• melodies in an ascending direction

posture

• feet flat, back straight, hiney on the hump

• a special way to breathe

• animals animals animals

• a valve on the trumpet

breath

• important in getting a good tone

• wow that stinks

• a link in the case handle

• another word for posture

characteristic tone

• the best possible sound you can make on your instrument

• from a story

• doorbell

• flute sounds

Rhythm

• patterns of sound and silence

• beat

• melody

• pitch

Beat

• the steady underlying pulse

• rhythm

• pitch

• melody

Metronome

• rhythm

• a device used to keep the beat

• beat

• melody

Responsibility

• forgetting to turn in assignments

• not checking emails

• being dependable, keeping promises and honoring our commitments

• lying

Pride

• 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

Staff

• 5 lines and 4 spaces music is written on

• a walking stick

• melody

• pitch