6th Grade Band Vocabulary

Take a breath

A melody within a piece of music

the choice of instruments used to play the music

Medium Tempo

Tutti

Play the music again

The Key Signature tells you..

rest for the number of measures indicated

distance between two pitches

A word that describes how the muscles of the mouth are formed to play an instrument

This is called...

Tempo is the speed of the beat

Fast Tempo

The opening passage of a piece of music

Symbol that alters the pitch of a note until the end of the measure

Clef that circles the pitch G used for higher sounding instruments

This symbol CANCELS a sharp or flat...

Playing the same music at different times is called a round

How loud or soft the music is played is referred to as...

Gradually get louder

Play medium loud

play softly

Means the same as 4/4 time

The area between two bar lines

play or sing the previous measure again

Walking Tempo

Notes of a chord sounded one after another

Symbol meaning to emphasize the note

music that comes before the first full measure

Reminder that the bar line has cancelled an accidental

short lines used for notes above or below the staff

only one person plays or sings

Divides the staff into measures

curved line that connects notes of the SAME pitch to make one longer note

This symbol RAISES the pitch by a 1/2 step...

5 lines and 4 spaces that music is written on

play medium soft

marks the end of the music

interval consisting of two half steps

Top number = beats per measure; Bottom number = what note gets the beat

Playing a piece of music for the very first time is called sight-reading

last measures of a composition, often adding a feeling of finality

Creation of music that can be performed later, usually from written notation

smallest interval used in Western music

shorten the note; separated

Articulation that connects two notes of DIFFERENT pitches to be played smoothly

a small group or section plays or sings

two or more notes played or sung at the same time

This symbol LOWERS the pitch by a half step

Spontaneous composition of music "on the fly" through playing or singing

Gradually get softer

Piece of music featuring two different parts played or sung together

Hold the note or rest longer than its usual value

a musical sentence, often 4 or 8 measures long

Clef that puts two dots around F for lower sounding instruments

Type of attack used to play a note or group of notes (ex. staccato, slur, legato, accent)

Play loud or full

a varied version of a theme