Band vocab

 Accelerando – Gradually get faster, increase tempo 

Accidental – chromatic alteration of a note 

Adagio – at ease 

Aeolian mode – natural minor 

Allegro – quick tempo 

Andante – medium walking tempo 

Articulation – Emphasis on a note making it louder 

Augmented Interval – major or perfect interval raised by a half step 

Augmented triad – 5^th of major triad is raised 

Bass Clef – The lower clef 

Chromatic scale – A scale made up of half steps 

Chromaticism _ altering notes with accidentals 

Clef – symbol on the left side of the staff 

Coda – ending section 

Common time 4/4 

Crescendo – get louder 

 Cut time – 2/2 

 Da Capo (D.C.)  - back to the beginning 

Dal Segno (D.S.) - back to the sing 

Decrescendo – get softer  

Diminished interval – perfect interval down by a half step 

Diminished triad – fifth lower by a half step in a minor triad 

Dissonance – doesn't sound good 

 Dominant chord – Chord based on the 5^th  

Dot (rhythm) - Adds half of itself 

 Double flat – lowers by whole step 

 Double sharp – raises by whole step 

Dynamics – how loud or soft 

Fine – the end 

Flat sign – lowers by a half step 

Forte - loud 

Grand Staff – base clef and treble clef 

Half step interval between notes 

Harmonic interval – notes played at the same time 

Harmonic minor – flat third and sixth 

Harmonic texture - 

Interval – difference between two notes 

Key signature – tells that flat and sharps 

Largo – very slow 

Major triad – major third on bottom minor third on top 

Melodic interval – notes played at a different 

Melodic minor – flat third up natural minor going down 

Mezzo forte – medium loud 

Mezzo piano – medium soft 

Minor interval – major interval lower y a half step 

Minor scale – natural, harmonic, melodic 

Minor triad – minor 3^rd on bottom major third on top 

Moderato – moderate tempo 

Natural sign – makes a note natural 

Natural minor – flat 3 6 and 7 

Octave - 8th 

Perfect interval  

Pianissimo – very soft 

Piano (not the instrument) - soft 

Pitch –frequency of the sound 

Presto – very fast 

Rallentando – gradual decrease in speed 

Relative major – same key signature as the minor 

Relative minor – same key signature as the major 

Repeat Sign – repeat a section 

Ritardando –decrease in speed 

Scale – group of notes in a sequence 

Scale degrees – numbers given to pitches on the scale 

Seventh chord – chord of 1 3 5 7 

Sharp sign – raises note by half step 

Staff – Group of 5 lines 4 spaces 

Tempo – speed of the music 

Tetrachord – group of four notes 

Tie – connects the note into another measure 

Time Signature – beats per measure 

Treble clef – higher clef 

Triad – group of three notes 

Tritone - 3 whole tones 

Unison – same note 

Whole step – two half steps