Vocabulary List - 6th Grade

Band Vocabulary List
Whitewater M.S. Band
6th Grade

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
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 short and detached

OTHER MUSIC MARKINGS
Arpeggios- The notes of a chord played in succession
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
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