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Band Comp Fall 2007

2007-12-16T12:53:00.001-08:00

Band Terms
Comprehensive Exam
Fall 2007

Music - The organization of sounds with some degree of rhythm, melody, and harmony.

Accelerando - gradually quicken tempo.

Accent - The emphasis on a beat resulting in that beat being louder or longer than another in a measure.

Accidentals – The use of Sharps or Flats in a piece.

Adagio - Quite slow

Agitato – Agitated or Restless

Allegro - Fast, cheerful.

Andantino - A tempo slightly faster than a moderate walking tempo.

Andante - Moderately slow or walking pace.

Arpeggio - Broken chord

Anacrusis – Pick up note

Arrangement - An adaptation of a composition.

Articulation – The use of devices to change the sound of the note, such as staccatos and slurs.

A Tempo - Return to the previous tempo

A tonal - no specific tonality

Ballad - a lyric piece.

Balance – The harmonious adjustment of volume and timbre between instruments or voices.

Band – An instrumental ensemble usually made up of wind and percussion instruments and no string instruments.
Bass clarinet - Woodwind instrument of the clarinet family with the lowest range.

Bar Line – A vertical line that divides the musical staff into measures or bars.

Baton – The conductor’s stick.

Beat - Regular pulsation; a basic unit of length in musical time.

Bugle - Brass instrument that evolved from the earlier military, or field, trumpet.

Cadence - The melodic or harmonic ending of a piece or the sections or phrases therein. A chord progression that "feels" like a conclusion.

Concert - A public performance of music.

Picardy 3rd - the use of a major chord of the tonic at the end of a musical section in a minor key.

Degree - A note of a scale, identified by number.

Dynamics - The degrees of loudness or softness in a musical work, and their symbols.

Interval - The distance between two notes

Jazz - A style of music of Afro-American roots characterized by a strong rhythmic understructure, blue notes, and improvisation on melody and chord structure.

Note – The written symbols of music.

bpm – Beats per minute.

2007 Fall Choir Final

2007-12-16T12:20:00.001-08:00

Review sheet for Choir Comp 1st Semester

(Questions will be mostly multiple choice.)

Music – The organization of sounds with some degree of rhythm, melody, and harmony.

Note – The written symbols of music.

Chest Voice -The low register of the voice.

A cappella – Singing without accompaniment.

Alto – The lowest singing female voice.

Anthem – A choral composition, most often with religious lyric, with or without accompaniment, generally written for performances in churches.

Aria – An air or song for solo voice within an opera or oratorio.

Andantino – A tempo slightly faster than a moderate walking tempo.

Anacrusis – Pick up note

Art Song – A serious vocal composition, generally for voice and piano.

Arrangement – An adaptation of a composition.

Articulation – The degree to which notes are separated or connected, such as staccato or legato.

A Tempo – Return to the original tempo.

Balance – The harmonious adjustment of volume and timbre between instruments or voices.

Bocca Chiusa – Closed mouth. Singing or humming with closed lips.

Baritone – A low male singing voice between tenor and bass.

Bar Line – A vertical line that divides the musical staff into measures or bars.

Baton – The conductor’s stick.

Beats – A pulsation caused by 2 sound waves of slightly different frequency.

Bpm – Beats per minute.
Cantata – “Sung.” A multi-movement vocal work for concert or church performance by chorus and/or soloists and an accompanying instrumental ensemble.

Carol – A joyous song, usually sung at Christmas, and usually containing verses and a refrain.

Choir – A group of singers for sacred music.

Chorale – A German Lutheran hymn tune.

Chorus – A group of singers of secular music.

Close Harmony – Harmony in which notes of the chord are kept as close together as possible, often within an octave.

Coloratura – Elaborate ornamentation of the melodic line, usually by a vocalist. Also a voice type specializing in demanding virtuosity.

Common time – 4/4

Concert – A public performance of music.

Contralto – The lowest female voice

Coro – Choir or chorus

Cut time: 2/2 meter

Cycle – A set of songs meant to be performed as a whole.

Decrescendo – Gradually growing softer

Crescendo – Gradually growing louder

Degree – A note of a scale, identified by number.

Dolce - Sweetly

Doloroso – Sorrowful

Dramatic Soprano – A female singer with a slightly lower range than a Lyric Soprano.

Tenor – A high male voice between alto and baritone.

Soprano – The highest female voice.

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CHOIR TERMS

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See list with definitions.

BAND TERMS

2007-10-07T10:24:00.000-07:00

See Comp Review!

CHOIR CALENDAR

2007-10-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

DECEMBER
17 - Christmas Concert (Concert Dress - All Black for H.S. Choir; Black and White for Jr. High Choir)
21 - 31 - CHRISTMAS BREAK

JANUARY
1 - 2 - CHRISTMAS BREAK
3 - School begins
8 - Basketball, Southeast (report in Jeans/music T by 5:15 p.m.) ... 9-12 Choir....SSB
29 - Basketball, Galena (report in Jeans/music T by 5:15 p.m.) ... 9-12 Choir....SSB

FEBRUARY
1 - Basketball Game, Colgan...HOMECOMING...(report in music t/Jeans by 5;15 p.m.) ... 9-12 Choir (SSB)
5 - Basketball Game, Erie....(report in music t/jeans by 5:15 p.m.) ... 9-12 Choir (SSB)
12 - Basketball Game, Baxter...(report in music t/jeans by 5:15 p.m.) ... 9-12 Choir (SSB)
13 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:30 - 8:30 (Bonus points for parents attending)
14 - Parent/Teacher conferences - 5:30 - 8:30 (Bonus points for parents attending)
15 - NO SCHOOL
27 - League Music Contest (report time....TBA....Uniform....Black and Whites).....9-12 choir

MARCH
11 - Rehearsal for League Choir Concert.....(report in music T-shirt and Jeans at 9:45 a.m...Bring Black and Whites)..... 7-8 Choir
Junior League Concert.......7:00 p.m.
Drive to Joplin for Dinner (on your own....BRING MONEY to eat)
6:00...return to Riverton and change into black and whites.
6:30 ... report time for Choir to warm-up
7:00 ... Concert Begins....concert is free and is in the gym (field house) at Riverton High School.
8:30 (?).. Concert ends....may ride home with parents, but must have someone take care of your music.
14 - Half Day of School
17 - 21 - SPRING BREAK
24 - Back to school

APRIL
12 - Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Contest - at PSU....Black and Black....bring money.....9-12 band TBA
25~26 - State Solo and Small Ensemble Contest - at Gypsum (Salina)...bring money....9-12 band TBA

MAY
6 - Spring Music Concert...(report 6:15 in Concert Dress)....6-12 bands
17 - H.S. Graduation.....report time TBA (in Concert Dress)....6-12 bands
20 - J.H. Graduation.....report time TBA (in Dress Clothes)....6-12 Bands

I WILL ADD OR SUBTRACT AS I GET INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!

BAND CALENDAR

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DECEMBER
17 - Winter Concert (report in Concert Dress {Black and Whites} by 6:15 p.m.) ... 6-12 bands
21 - Half Day of school
24 - 31 - CHRISTMAS BREAK

JANUARY
1 - 2 - CHRISTMAS BREAK
3 - School begins
4 - Basketball, (report in pep band uniform by 5:15 p.m.)
8 - Basketball, Southeast (report in pep band uniform by 5:15 p.m.) ... 7-12 band
29 - Basketball, Galena (report in pep band uniform by 5:15 p.m.) ... 7-12 band

FEBRUARY
1 - Basketball Game, Colgan...HOMECOMING...(report in pep band uniform by 5;15 p.m.) ... 7-12 band
5 - Basketball Game, Erie....(report in pep band uniform by 5:15 p.m.) ... 7-12 band
12 - Basketball Game, Baxter...(report in pep band uniform by 5:15 p.m.) ... 6 (?)-12 band
13 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:30 - 8:30 (Bonus points for parents attending)
14 - Parent/Teacher conferences - 5:30 - 8:30 (Bonus points for parents attending)
15 - NO SCHOOL
27 - League Music Contest (report time....TBA....Uniform....Black and Whites).....7-12 band

MARCH
8 - Basketball Game....STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.....TBA
10 - Junior High Rehearsal in Riverton.....(report in pep band uniform by 8:00)....7-8 band
11 - Junior League Concert.......7:00 p.m.
Choir will already be in Riverton for their rehearsal
Leave school at 3:45 already dressed in Black and Whites (BRING MONEY)
Arrive in Riverton 4:30, pick up choir members
Drive to Joplin for Dinner (on your own....BRING MONEY to eat)
6:00...return to Riverton
6:30 ... report time for Bands to warm-up
7:00 ... Concert Begins....concert is free and is in the gym (field house) at Riverton High School.
8:30 (?).. Concert ends....may ride home with parents, but must have someone take care of your instrument and stands.
14 - Half Day of School
17 - 21 - SPRING BREAK
24 - Back to school

APRIL
12 - Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Contest - at PSU....Dress clothes....bring money.....9-12 band TBA
17 - Large Ensembe Contest - at Pittsburg High School....Uniform: Black and Whites...bring money....6 (?) -12 band TBA
25~26 - State Solo and Small Ensemble Contest - at Gypsum (Salina)...bring money....9-12 band TBA

MAY
6 - Spring Music Concert...(report 6:15 in Concert Dress)....6-12 bands
17 - H.S. Graduation.....report time TBA (in Concert Dress)....6-12 bands
20 - J.H. Graduation.....report time TBA (in Dress Clothes)....6-12 Bands

I WILL ADD OR SUBTRACT AS I GET INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!

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2007-09-23T10:47:00.001-07:00

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