Grade 9 Band Unit Test

Front 1

Pianississimo (PPP)

Back 1

very soft

Front 2

Pianissimo (PP)

Back 2

very soft

Front 3

Piano (p)

Back 3

Soft

Front 4

mezzo piano (mp)

Back 4

medium-soft

Front 5

mezzo forte (mf)

Back 5

medium loud

Front 6

forte (f)

Back 6

Loud

Front 7

fortissimo (ff)

Back 7

very loud

Front 8

fortississimo (fff)

Back 8

very very loud

Front 9

grave

Back 9

very very slow

Front 10

largo

Back 10

very slow

Front 11

lento

Back 11

Slow

Front 12

Andante

Back 12

walking speed

Front 13

moderato

Back 13

medium

Front 14

allegro

Back 14

Fast

Front 15

vivace

Back 15

Lively

Front 16

presto

Back 16

Very fast

Front 17

ritardando (rit)

Back 17

slow down

Front 18

accelerado

Back 18

Speed up

Front 19

Chromatic

Back 19

the progression of a note to another note of the same letter name

Front 20

diatonic

Back 20

The progression of a note to another note with a different letter name

Front 21

naturals

Back 21

natural state of a note without being sharp or flat

Front 22

double flats

Back 22

The result of lowering a note twice

Front 23

double sharps

Back 23

The result of raising a not twice

Front 24

accidentals

Back 24

symbols that indicate the modification of a pitch

Front 25

measure

Back 25

the section of a staff in between two barlines

Front 26

meter

Back 26

a pattern of accents or stresses that provide the beat

Front 27

half step

Back 27

when you raise or lower a note one semitone

Front 28

whole step

Back 28

when you raise or lower a note one whole tone

Front 29

acronym for sharp key signatures?

Back 29

cool guys dont ask every body for cash

Front 30

acronym for flat key signatures

Back 30

cow farmers best eat ass dat grows coliflower

Front 31

how many sharps/flats are in each row in key signatures?

Back 31

2, 3, 2

Front 32

f major belongs to sharp or flat key signature?

Back 32

Flats. F sharp major is the sharp one

Front 33

Interval

Back 33

The difference between two notes

Front 34

Tue

Back 34

A symbol that connects two notes, indicating that they should be played as one single note

Front 35

Fermata

Back 35

A symbol that indicates a note should be held for longer than the regular duration of its value

Front 36

Slur

Back 36

A symbol that indicates certain notes should be played without seperation/articulation

Front 37

How do you construct a major scale?

Back 37

Begin on the tonic notr, end on the tonic note, and place your key.

Front 38

what are all of the sharp key signatures in order

Back 38

C+, G+, d+, a+, e+, b+, f#+, c#+

Front 39

All of the flat key signatures in order

Back 39

c+, f+, bb+, eb+, ab+, db+, gb+, cb+