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Band Exam
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Music
9th Grade
01/15/2008

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Term
if C/, there are _ _______________ and a ______ gets ___ ____.
Definition
2 beats in a measure/half note/one beat
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if 6/8, there are _________ and a ________ gets _________.
Definition
6 beats in a measure/eighth note/one beat.
Term
If C, there are __________ and a _________ gets _______.
Definition
4 beats in a measure/quarter note/one beat
Term
These both set the "speed" of the music.  They are called ______ ______.
Definition
 tempo markings
Term
This is a special type of "Speed" indicator.  It is used with a box that clicks called a _______.  A very famous composer named ________ was one of the first to use it in his music.
Definition
metronome/Beethoven
Term
Maestoso: Fairly slow and _____.
Definition
Majestic
Term
Adagio: Slow and ________.
Definition
Leisurely
Term
Andante: Moderately slow, literally "_____" speed.
Definition
walking
Term
Andantino: Fast "_______" speed
Definition
walking
Term
Allegro Moderato: Moderately _______.
Definition
fast
Term
Presto: ______ fast.
Definition
Very
Term
Allegro Vivo: _____ and _____.
Definition
Fast / Lively
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If a (quarter note) = 60, there are to be __________________________.
Definition
60 quarter notes in a minute.
Term
If a (half note) = 100, there are to be __________________________.
Definition
100 half notes in a minute
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If a (eighth note) = 80, there are to be __________________________.
Definition
80 quarter notes in a minute.
Term
If a (dotted quarter note) = 90, there are to be __________________________.
Definition
90 dotted quarter notes in a minute
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If a (quarter note) = 110, there are to be __________________________.
Definition
110 quarter notes in a minute
Term
Rall. (Rallentando) means to do what?
Definition
slow down more than ritard.
Term
Accel. (Accelerando) means to do what?
Definition
accelerate, go gradually faster.
Term
A tempo means to do what?
Definition
return to the original tempo
Term
L'istesso Tempo means to do what?
Definition
maintain the current tempo
Term
Meno Mosso means to do what?
Definition
less motion (slow down)
Term
Piu Mosso means to do what?
Definition
more motion (speed up)
Term
Poco Meno translates to...
Definition
a little less
Term
Poco Piu translates to..
Definition
a little more
Term
Poco Meno Mosso means to do what?
Definition
a little less motion
Term
Con translates to..
Definition
with
Term
Con moto translates to..
Definition
with motion
Term
Non troppo translates to..
Definition
not too much
Term
Allegro non troppo translates to..
Definition
not too fast
Term
Staccato non troppo translates to..
Definition
not too short
Term
How should you play if the music is marked Dolce?
Definition
sweetly (Dole)
Term
Sustenuto means to play the notes _________________.
Definition
sustained or long
Term
If the music is marked Cantable you should play as if it were a _________.
Definition
song
Term
Alla means _______.
Definition
like a
Term
  Alla Marcia means ____________.
Definition
like a march
Term
Allagrando means __________.
Definition
in a grand style
Term
Simile (Sim.) means to ____________.
Definition
continue in a similar manner
Term
How should you play if the music is marked Sotto Voce?
Definition
very softly
Term
In music the term dynamics refers to what?
Definition
volume--loudness/softness
Term
If the music is marked sfz you should play _________ _______ and __________.
Definition
suddenly hard / accented
Term
If the music is marked fp you should play ________ then ________ ________.
Definition
loud / suddenly soft
Term
Subito means _________.
Definition
suddenly
Term
How should you play a note marked sfp?
Definition
suddenly loud, then quickly soft
Term
What should you do if the music is marked Diminuendo?
Definition
gradually get softer
Term
What should you do if the music is marked Morendo?
Definition
die away
Term
If the music were marked Sempre crescendo you should do what?
Definition
always get louder
Term
If the music were marked Sempre forte you should what?
Definition
always play loud
Term
If the music were marked Crescendo poco a poco you should what?
Definition
get louder little by little
Term
If the music were marked Molto crescendo you should what?
Definition
get a lot louder
Term
 (C) Capo means ______.
Definition
the beginning
Term
./S/. is called _______.
Definition
the sign
Term
The Coda is probably locate where on the printed page?
Definition
bottom/end
Term
Where do you go when you see D.C. (Da Capo)?
Definition
the beginning
Term
(D.S.) Dal Segno means to go back to the ______.
Definition
sign
Term
D.S. al Coda means to go back to the sign which looks like this -------, then skip to the _____ (ending section) when you see the _____ _______ which looks like this --------.
Definition
the sign/coda/coda sign/coda sign
Term
D.C. al coda means to go back to the ___________ then skip the _____ when you see the _____ _____.
Definition
beginning/coda/coda sign
Term
The bottom number of any time signature tells you the kind of note that gets ___ beat.
Definition
one
Term
The C stands for _____ _____.
Definition
common time
Term
The NUMERICAL TIME SIGNATURE that the C represents is ---->
Definition
4/4
Term
The C/ stands for the words ___ ____.
Definition
cut time
Term
In 6/8 time, a _____ _____ gets ___ beat.
Definition
eighth note/one
Term
In 2/4 time, a _____ ____ gets ___ beat.
Definition
quarter note/one
Term
In 2/2 time, a ___ ____ gets ___ beat.
Definition
half note/one
Term
In C time, a ____ _____ gets ____ beat.
Definition
quarter note/one
Term
In C/ time, a ____ ____ gets ___ beat.
Definition
half note/one
Term
A DOT placed after a note adds O__ H____ the V____ of the O____ N____.
Definition
one half the value of the original note
Term
What does a fermata mean to do?
Definition
hold the note till the cutoff or 2x the note value
Term
What does a Cesura mean to do?
Definition
STOP.
Term
X is a _____ ____ which does what to the note?
Definition
double sharp/raises the note one full step
Term
bb is a _____ ____ which does what to the note?
Definition
double flat/lowers the note one full step
Term
Who shold play when the music is marked Tutti?
Definition
everyone
Term
Songs are performed how? By _____ them.
Definition
singing
Term
Folk Songs usually do what?
Definition
tell a story
Term
We have one, and only one, song in our Pep Band folder.  What is the title?
Definition
Build Me Up Buttercup
Term
What is an Etude and what does it do?
Definition
show off playing skills
Term
Fine means it is ___ ___.
Definition
the end
Term
How many beats does a whole note get? (+- 5 pts)
Definition
four
Term
True or False..3/4 is the fraction three fourths.
Definition
true
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