Christmas
Final Review
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2nd quarter
Band
Time Signature
Indicates the number of
beats per measure.
In 4/4 time:
A whole note receives:
4 beats
A half note receives:
2 beats
A dotted half note receives:
3 beats
A quarter note receives:
1 beat
An dotted quarter note receives:
1 1/2 beats
An eighth note receives:
1/2 beat
A sixteenth note receives:
1/4 beat
Whole Rest
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Half Rest
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Quarter Rest
g
Cut time
Cuts notes values in half
V
Treble Clef
t
Bass Clef
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Repeat Sign
I
Sharp - raises pitch 1/2 step
b
n
Flat - lowers pitch 1/2 step
Natural
U
Fermata
legato
staccato
accent
q
__
q
.
q
Full value
(smooth)
Short & Detached
Hit the note
hard
Bar lines
Separate Measures
Key Signature
Indicates what notes are to be
played sharp, flat & natural
a
,
b
, and
n
Common Time
4/4 Time (The most common time signature)
Cut Time
2/2 Time (Cuts notes values in
half)
Enharmonics
Notes written differently but
played the same
Ritard
Gradually slow down
the tempo
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4
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Long Rest (4 measure rest)
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Repeat the previous
measure
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3
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The “3” is what tells
you that this is a
triplet
Triplet
Slur
Don’t tongue
Caesura
(Big Pause)
Chromatic Scale
A scale that uses all 12 tones
within an octave
-orHalf steps
Solo
Music written for 1 player
Duet
Music written for 2 players
Trio
Music written for 3 players
Soli
Music written for 1 section
pp
Pianissimo (very soft)
p
Piano (soft)
mp
Mezzo Piano (medium soft)
mf
Mezzo Forte (medium loud)
f
Forte (loud)
ff
Fortissimo (very loud)
French
Horn
Brass
English
Horn &
Bassoon
Woodwinds
Cornet
Brass
Clarinet
Woodwind
Percussion
Any instrument on which
the proper sound is
produced by striking it
Tutti
All play
Soli
One section play
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V
E
G
B
Every Good Boy
D
Does
F
Fine
Lines on the Treble Clef
staff
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V
F
A
C
E
Spaces on the Treble
Clef staff
t
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G
B
Good Birds
D
Don’t
F
Fly
A
Away
Lines on the Bass Clef
staff
t
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A
All
C
Cows
E
Eat
G
Grass
Spaces on the Bass Clef
staff
Major
Key
Signatures
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V
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t
C Major
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i
V
t
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F Major
i
i
Vi
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t ii
B flat Major
ii i
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V
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t ii
E flat Major
i
i
i
i
V i
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t ii i
i
A flat Major
i
t
i
i
i
V ii i
iii
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D flat Major
i
t
i
i
i
i
i
i
V i
i i ii
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G flat Major
i
t
i
i
i
i
i
i
V ii
i i iii
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C flat Major
Bring a #2 pencil to the
final.
Also bring something to keep you
quietly occupied in case you
finish before the class period is
over.