Band Vocabulary 1: Tempos, Style Markings, & Dotted Notes

Which tempo is faster?

• Largo

• Adagio

• Allegro

• Andante

Allegretto is...

• slower than allegro.

• faster than allegro.

March tempo is usually...

• 80 bpm

• 120 bpm

• 160 bpm

• 40 bpm

Staccato means...

• light and detached

• heavy and full length

• heavy and short

• smooth and connected

Legato means...

• light and detached

• heavy and short

• smooth and connected

• heavy and full-length

How many eighth note pulses are in a dotted quarter note?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many sixteenth note pulses are in a dotted eighth note?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which instrument family does the oboe belong to?

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

• String

When you see divisi on your music, you should...

• play both lines at the same time.

• play either the top or bottom line.

Poco a poco means...

• crescendo

• decrescendo

• little by little

• minute by minute