Band Final

smooth and connected

Legato

marked with emphasis

Marcato

light and separated

Staccato

gradually get louder

Crescendo

gradually get softer

Decrescendo

gradually get softer

Diminuendo

loud then suddenly soft

Fortepiano (Fp)

very loud

Fortissimo (ff)

medium loud

Mezzo Forte (mf)

medium soft

Mezzo Piano (mp)

very soft

Pianissimo (pp)

soft

Piano (p)

arrival point in a phrase or in music

Cadence

D.S. al Fine (Del Segno al Fine)

repeat to the sign, play to fine. Final, end

from the top

Da Capo

beginning of a piece

Introduction

a musical idea or sentence

Phrase

a moment where one person plays

Solo

three or more notes sounding together

Chord

same pitch spelled differently

Enharmonic

Chord with scale degree 1 as lowest note

Root Position

pick-up note

Anacrusis

same as 4/4 time

Common Time

an asymmetric meter (uneven groupings)

Complex Meter

(2/2) music sounds twice as fast as it looks

Cut Time (alla brev.)

polyrhythm of 2 against 3

Hemiola

music that goes between meters often

Mixed Meter

smallest divison of the beat

Subdivision

tells pulse value and how many for each measure

Time Signature

first tempo of the piece

A tempo

gradually speed up

Accelerando

fast

Allegro

walking pace

Andante

sweetly

Dolce

the shape of the face you use to play

Embouchure

expressively

Espressivo

slow, beats are large

Largo

majestic

Maestoso

very fast

Presto

sudden

Subito

silent, don't play

Tacet

BEADGCF (BEAD Greatest Common Factor)

Order of Flats

FCGDAEB (order of flats backwards)

Order of Sharps

Second to last flat represented in a key signature. If there is only one or no flats, go into the sharps

How do you identify key signature in a flat key?

A half step up from the last sharp in a key signature

How do you identify key signature in a sharp key?

number of beats in a measure

What is the top number of a time signature?

what type of note gets the beat

What is the bottom number of a time signature?

whole note

What number does 1 mean?

half note

What number does 2 mean?

quarter note

What number does 4 mean?

eighth note

What number does 8 mean?

sixteenth note

What number does 16 mean?

raises a half step

How does a sharp affect a note?

lowers a half step

How does a flat affect a note?

raises two half steps (whole step), marked as an X

How does a double sharp affect a note?

lowers two half steps (whole step)

How does a double flat affect a note?

cancels out any existing sharp or flat in a measure or key signature

How does a natural affect a note?

A\#

Enharmonic tone of Bb

Gb

Enharmonic tone of F\#

C\#

Enharmonic tone of Db

Db

Enharmonic tone of C\#

Bb

Enharmonic tone of A\#

G\#

Enharmonic tone of Ab

The Letter B

What was the title of the 2022 contest show?

Bach's 2 Part Invention in D Minor sourced from Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Flight of the Bumblebee, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Music for Movement 1 CONTEST SHOW was inspired by

Hungarian Dances, Brahms

Run the World, Beyonce

Music for Movement 2 CONTEST SHOW was inspired by

Let it Be, The Beatles

Music for Movement 3 CONTEST SHOW was inspired by

Only God Knows Why, The Beachboys

Ode to Joy, Beethoven

Music for Movement 4 CONTEST SHOW was inspired by

National Emblem Trio, Eugene Bagley

Music for Movement 1 SPIRIT SHOW was inspired by

Eye of the Panther (Tiger), Survivor

Music for Movement 2 SPIRIT SHOW was inspired by

Back in Black, AC/DC

Music for Movement 3 SPIRIT SHOW was inspired by

East Fight Song, sourced from "The Victors" University of Michigan Fight Song

Music for Final Set SPIRIT SHOW was inspired by

a light-hearted look at all things B

What was the overarching storyline of the 2022 contest show?

Reid Atkinson

Who was the Program Coordinator for the 2022 show?

Wesley Tyree

Who is the guard instructor?

Drew Shanefield (Crossmen, Cavaliers, Cadets) and Bret Kuhn (Percussion Instruction in Illinois, Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment)

Who wrote the music for the 2022 show?

Jeremy Seneca (Cavaliers, Santa Clara Vanguard)

Who is the drill instructor?

John Brennan, Ryan Albert, Megan Pickle, Wesley Tyree, Jeremy Seneca (The Ferocious Five)

Who are the Music and Visual Instruction?

Divide the room down the middle

• Odd number chairs - place chair in center

• Even number chairs - place gap in center

* even number chairs push out in both directions

How do you set up a row of chairs in a band setup?

Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bari Saxophone, Trumpets, French Horns, Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, Mallet Percussion, Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum

What is the instrument score order?