HSCS BAND
Developing confident, motivated, self-disciplined
learners who will contribute to the improvement of
self, family and nation.
mpa history
2008/9
Rating: F - F - F - E = Good
Performed:
Bunker Hill March .....Edmondson
Air for Band (3) .....Erickson
Peer Gynt Suite (2) .....Grieg / Sayre
performance history
Middle School Night
Veterans Day
Winter Concert
5th Grade Introduction to Band
Pre-MPA
MPA
Carnival / Educational Fair
Spring Concert
Homeschoolers Concert
Middle School Morning Concert
CLEFS
Bass Clef- F clef
Treble Clef- G clef
MARKINGS
A2 - Play the same part (after a divisi)
Accent - Emphasize the note or chord
Bar Line - divides the music staff into measures
Breath Mark - take a breath
Coda - The ending section of a piece of music
Da Capo (D.C.) - At this sign, return to the beginning of the song, then continue playing
Del Segno (D.S.) - At this sign, return to the sign, then continue playing
Divisi - divide the part among available players
Fermata - Hold the note as long as the director indicates
Fine - Finished, the end
First/ Second Ending - play 1st ending first time through; then,repeat music, skip first ending,and play 2nd ending
Flat - lowers the pitch of a note 1/2 step
Grand Staff - the treble and bass staff combined
Key Signature - sharps or flats written after the clef
Leger Line - short line used to extend the staff
Natural - cancels a flat or sharp
Repeat - double dotted bar line meaning to repeat a section or division of music
Sharp - raises the pitch of a note 1/2 step
Slur - curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches
Soli - whole section plays
Solo - one person plays
Tie - curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch
Trill - rapid alternation between two notes
Tutti - everyone plays
Unison - everyone plays the same notes and rhythms
NOTES AND RESTS
Breve - gets 8 beats of sound Dotted Half Note - gets 3 beats of sound
Dotted Quarter Note - gets 1 1/2 beats of sound
Dotted Quarter Rest - gets 1 1/2 beats of silence
Eighth Note - gets 1/2 beat of sound
Eighth Rest - gets 1/2 beat of silence
Half Note - 2 beats of sound
Half Rest - 2 beats of silence
Quarter Note - 1 beat of sound
Quarter Rest - 1 beat of silence
Sixteenth Note - gets 1/4 beat of sound
Sixteenth Rest - gets 1/4 beat of silence
Whole Note - gets 4 beats of sound
Whole Rest - gets 4 beats of silence
STYLE MARKINGS
Articulation - type of attack used to play a note or group of notes
Cantabile - In a singing style
Dolce - Sweetly
Expressivo - In an expressive manner
Legato - play as smoothly as possible
Marcato - marked, stressed
Meno Mosso - less motion
Meno - less
Molto - much, very
Pesante - heavy, ponderous
Piu Mosso - more motion
Piu - more
poco a poco - little by little
poco - little
Sforzando - sudden strong accent on a single note or chord
Simile - In the same way
Sostenuto - Sustaining the tone, giving it full value
Staccato - a dot placed above or below note meaning to play separated (short) and detached
Tenuto - sustain note for the full valve
Tranquillo - In a tranquill manner
TEMPO
A tempo - Return to the original speed
Accelerando - To gradually accelerate the tempo
Adagio - Slowly, leisurely; slower than andante
Allargando - Growing broader and slower
Allegretto - Moderately fast; faster than moderato, slower than allegro
Allegro - Quick and lively
Andante - Moderately slow
Andantino - Slightly slow; faster than andante
Con Brio - With brilliance
Con Motto - With motion
Grandioso - in a grand manner
L'istesso - the same
Largo - slow
Lento - slow, slowly
Maestoso - majestically
Moderato - moderate speed
Prestissimo - very fast
Presto - fast,rapid
Rallentando - gradually slower
Ritardando - gradually slow the tempo
Ritenuto - immediate reduction of speed
Rubato - Take liberties with the tempo
Stringendo - Hastening, accelerating the movement
Tempo Primo - Play at the first tempo of the song
Tempo - speed of music
Vivace - Lively, animated
TIME SIGNATURE
Alla Breve - Another name for cut time (2/2 time signature)
Common Time - Same thing as 4/4 time signature
Cut Time - Time signature equal to 2/2
Time Signature - top number tells you number of counts in each measure; bottom number tells you the type of receives one count
VOLUME MARKINGS
Crescendo - Get gradually louder
Decrescendo - Gradually get softer
Diminuendo - Gradually get softer
Dynamics - The volume of music
Forte - strong (loud)
Forte-piano - strong (loud) followed by soft
Fortissimo - very strong (loud)
Mezzo-Forte - medium strong (loud)
Mezzo-Piano - medium soft
Morendo - fading away
Pianissimo - very soft
Piano - soft
OTHER MUSIC TERMS
Arpeggios - The notes of a chord played in sucession
Enharmonic - notes that sound the same but are written differ- ently
Harmony - two or more different notes played or sung at the same time
Interval - distance between two notes
Measure - space between two bar lines
Melody - an organized succession of tones
Monophonic - a single unaccompanied melody
Phrase - musical thought or sentence
Polyphony - two or melodies played at the same time
Syncopation - a rhythmic effect which places emphasis on a weak or unaccented part of the measure
Beginning Band Vocabulary List
CLEFS
Bass Clef- F clef
Treble Clef- G clef
MARKINGS
Accent- Emphasize the note or chord Bar Line- divides the music staff into measures ( | )
Breath Mark take a breath ( ' )
Da Capo (D.C.)- At this sign, return to the beginning of the song, then continue playing
Del Segno (D.S.)- At this sign, return to the sign, then continue playing
Fermata- Hold the note as long as the director indicates
Fine- Finished, the end
First/ Second Ending play 1st ending first time through; then, repeat music, skip first ending, and play 2nd ending
Flat- lowers the pitch of a note 1/2 step ( b )
Grand Staff- the treble and bass staff combined
Key Signature- sharps or flats written after the clef
Leger Line- short line used to extend the staff ( - )
Natural- cancels a flat or sharp
Repeat- double dotted bar line meaning to repeat a section or division of music
Sharp- raises the pitch of a note 1/2 step ( # )
Slur- curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches
Soli- whole section plays
Solo- one person plays
Tie- curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch
Tutti- everyone plays
Unison- everyone plays the same notes and rhythms
STYLE MARKINGS
Articulation- type of attack used to play a note or group of notes
Staccato- a dot placed above or below note meaning to play separated (short) and detached
OTHER MUSIC MARKINGS
Arpeggios- The notes of a chord played in succession ( 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 ) Enharmonic- notes that sound the same but are written differently
Interval- distance between two notes
Measure- space between two bar lines ( | | )
Melody- an organized succession of tones
Phrase- musical thought or sentence
NOTES AND RESTS
Dotted Half Note- gets 3 beats of sound Dotted Quarter Note- gets 1 1/2 beats of sound
Dotted Quarter Rest- gets 1 1/2 beats of silence
Eighth Note- gets 1/2 beat of sound
Eighth Rest- gets 1/2 beat of silence
Half Note- 2 beats of sound
Half Rest- 2 beats of silence
Quarter Note- 1 beat of sound
Quarter Rest- 1 beat of silence
Sixteenth Note- gets 1/4 beat of sound
Sixteenth Rest- gets 1/4 beat of silence
Whole Note- gets 4 beats of sound
Whole Rest- gets 4 beats of silence
TEMPO
Adagio- Slowly, leisurely; slower than andante
Allegro- Quick and lively
Andante- Moderately slow
Largo- slow
Moderato- moderate speed ( normal walking speed)
Ritardando- gradually slow the tempo
Tempo- speed of music
TIME SIGNATURE
Common Time - Same thing as 4/4 time signature
Time Signature - top number tells you number of counts in each measure; bottom number tells you the type of receives one count
VOLUME MARKINGS
Crescendo - Get gradually louder
Decrescendo - Gradually get softer
Dynamics - The volume of music
Forte (f) - strong (loud)
Fortissimo (ff) - very strong (loud)
Mezzo-Forte (mf) - medium strong (loud)
Mezzo-Piano (mp) - medium soft
Pianissimo (pp) - very soft
Piano (p) - soft
Registering with the Band Website
Why Register?
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