Basic Band Vocabulary

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  1. 3. A note with a duration of one beat
  2. 5. Skillful and efficient ways of performing an instrument
  3. 7. A group of musicians who rehearse and perform together
  4. 8. The five horizontal lines and four spaces in which music is written upon
  5. 11. The speed of a piece
  6. 12. A symbol to the left of a note which indicates that the note is to be performed unaltered (♮)
  7. 15. The arrangement of musical sounds by note duration and emphasis
  8. 18. An ascending and descending arrangement of pitches in a key
  9. 21. The leader of a musical ensemble who uses conducting patterns and gestures for musicians to interpret
  10. 22. A symbol placed at the beginning of a staff to indicate the pitch of the notes written on it
  11. 23. A clef used for lower pitched instruments (trombone, euphonium, tuba, etc.)
  12. 25. The main rhythmic unit in music
  13. 26. A fraction-like number following the clef and key signature that indicates how many beats are in a measure and which note value receives the beat
  14. 29. Short, horizontal lines added to the top or bottom of a staff to indicate notes outside of the range of the staff
  15. 30. A note with a duration of two beats
  16. 31. A note with a duration of four beats
  17. 33. An interval of rest lasting four beats
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  1. 1. A thin vertical line and a thick vertical line at the end of a piece indicating the end of a piece
  2. 2. A device that keeps a steady beat
  3. 4. An interval of rest lasting for one beat
  4. 6. Accidentals placed at the beginning of the piece after the clef showing which notes are to be altered and indicating the key of the piece
  5. 9. The positioning of the fingers when playing a musical instrument
  6. 10. A symbol to the left of a note indicating that the previously understood pitch is to be altered
  7. 13. A clef used for higher pitched instruments (flute, clarinet, trumpet, etc.)
  8. 14. A term for any musical composition
  9. 16. An interval of rest lasting two beats
  10. 17. A segment of music that ends when the anount of beats indicated by the time signature is reached, seperated by vertical lines. Also known as a bar
  11. 19. A symbol to the left of a note which indicates that the note is to be lowered by a half step (♭)
  12. 20. The position in which a musician performs
  13. 24. A symbol to the left of a note which indicates that the note is to be raised by a half step (♯)
  14. 25. Vertical lines used to divide the staff into measure
  15. 27. The highness or lowness of a note
  16. 28. A person who writes music
  17. 32. A symbol indicating an interval of silence