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Worksheets40+ Band Terminology
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
What's Tone Quality?
Sharps of flats that are written at the beginning of a piece to determine the scale
The beats in a measure
The sound that is produced on your instrument. This is the most important aspect of playing music
What does the Top Number of a Time Signature mean?
Its the most important aspect of playing music
how many beats are in each measure
what type of note gets one beat
A steady pulse
What does the Bottom Number of a Time Signature mean?
A pattern of movement in time
a steady pulse
What type of note gets one beat
A sound produced by your instrument
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a whole note?
4 beats
2 beats
1/4 beat
5 beats
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a half note?
3 beats
1/4 beat
1/2 beat
2 beats
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a quarter note?
1/2 beat
1 beat
1/4 beat
4 beats
In 4/4 time how many beats are in an eighth note?
1/2 beat
1/3 beat
1 beat
2/1 beat
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a sixteenth note?
1 beat
4/1 beats
1/4 beat
4 beats
In 4/4 time how many beats are in two eighth notes?
1 beat
1/4 beat
1/2 beat
2 beats
In 4/4 time how many beats are in four sixteenth notes?
1 beat
1/2 beat
2 beats
4 beats
What is a Beat
Determines which notes are sharps or flats
rasies the pitch
A steady pulse
lowers the pitch
What's Rhythm?
A raise in a pitch
a decreasing in a pitch
a symbol that alters a note in the key signature
a pattern of movement in time
What is a Key Signature?
The first symbol writen on the staff
Sharps of flats that are written at the beginning of a piece to determine the scale
Determines the volume in the music
Determines how fast the piece goes
What is an Accidental?
A symbol that alters a note in the key signature
The first symbol written on the staff
The volume of music
A curved line that connects two or more different pitches
What does a Sharp do?
Raises a pitch by 1/2 step
Negates a flat
Lowers a pitch by 1/2 step
Tells you to rest for 1/2 a beat
What does a Flat do?
Negates a sharp
A symbol at the end of a piece
A steady pulse
Lowers a pitch by 1/2 step
What does a Natural do?
Raises a pitch by 1/2 step
Negates a sharp or a flat
indicates to rest for 1/4 beat
Lowers a pitch by 1/2 a step
What's the Rule Of Accidentals?
always raises a pitch by 1/2 step
Alters a note in the key signature
An accidental in a measure stays good for the entire measure
always lowers a pitch by 1/2 step
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a whole rest?
4 beats
1/4 beat
2 beats
1/2 beat
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a half note?
2 beats
3 beats
1/2 beat
1 beat
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a quarter rest?
2 beats
1/2 beat
1 beat
0 beats
In 4/4 time how many beats are in an eighth rest?
1/2 beat
1 beat
2 beats
2/1 beat
In 4/4 time how many beats are in a sixteenth rest?
4 beats
4/1 beats
1/4 beats
1 beat
What is a Clef?
The volume of the music
The first symbol written on the staff that determines the pitch of the notes written on it
To play a note in a detached style
to play a note for its full value
What are Dynamics in music?
The volume of the music
The speed of the music
A key change in music
A steady pulse
What is the correct Order of Dynamics? (Increasing)
pp, mp, p, f, mf, ff
ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp
pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff
What does Crescendo mean?
To gradually get louder
To gradually get softer
What does Diminuendo mean?
To gradually get softer
To stay neutral
To gradually get louder
to play a note for his full value
What does Intonation mean?
To play a note for its full value
To attack and note with a very short and strong accent
To accurately produce the correct on the instrument (to play in tune)
To emphasize the attack of the
What is Articulation?
To play a note for its full value
The way in which a note is attacked on an instrument
To emphasize the attack of a note
To accurately produce the correct pitch
What does Staccato mean?
To attak a note with a very short and strong accent
to gradually get softer
to gradually get louder
To play a note in a detached style
What does Tenuto mean?
To play a note for its full value
To attack a note with a very short and strong accent
To play a note in a detached style
The way the note is attacked
What does Accent mean?
to play a note for its full value
to attack with a very short and strong accent
To emphasize the attack of a note
What does Marcato mean?
to emphasize the attack of a note
To attack a note with a very short but strong accent
A medium or moderate tempo
What is a Slur?
A curved line that connects two or more different pitches.
A straight line that connects two or more different pitches.
A symbol written over a note signifying that the note is to be lengthened until the conductor cuts it off
A curved line that connects teo or more of the same pitch
What is a Tie?
When you and your competetor have the same amount of points
A straight line that connects two or more of the same pitch.
A curved line that connects two or more different pitches.
A curved line that connects two or more of the same pitch.
What is a Fermata?
A symbol written over a note signifying that the note is to be lengthened until the conductor cuts it off
A symbol indicating to change to a faster tempo
A key change in the music
The speed at which music is preformed
What does Tempo mean?
A symbol that is written over a note
A key change in the music
The speed at which music is performed.
What does Moderato mean?
A fat tempo
A medium or moderate tempo
a broad or slower tempo
What does Allegro mean?
Allegro
a key change in the music
A fast tempo
Broad or slower tempo
What does Adagio mean?
a broad or slower tempo
a fast tempo
a medium or moderate tempo
What does Modulation mean? or What is Modulation?
A key change in the music
A type of tempo
the speed at which music is played
a symbol written over a note
What are the three scales learned in band?
Bb, Eb and F
Concert Ab, Concert Db and Concert E
Concert Bb, Concert Eb and Concert F
Concert A, Concert B and C
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