8th Grade Band Grading Second Six Weeks
Major Grades 2nd Six Weeks 8th Grade Band

1. Play off Concerts F, Bb, Eb, and Ab Scales.
2. Play off all of District Music Fast Etude.
3. Play off first half of District Music Slow Etude.
4. Participate in Fall Concert October 28th, 2004.
5. Participate daily in class.
6. Participate successfully in all chair tests.
7. Successful daily locker checks (horn going home).
8. Two terminology tests.
9. Scales done before October 21st, 2004

NAME DATE TESTED AND DIRECTOR INITIAL Reward 1 if scales are passed off before 10/14   Reward 2 if both etudes assigned are passed off before 10/21  Reward 3 if scales and etudes are passed off before 10/21
    
F SCALE    
Bb SCALE    
EbSCALE    
Ab SCALE    
FAST ETUDE    
SLOW ETUDE
2nd Six Weeks Terms


NAME                    DEFINITION
ACCIDENTAL         ANY SHARP, FLAT, OR NATURAL SIGN WHICH APPEARS IN THE MUSIC                                          WITHOUT BEING IN THE KEY SIGNATURE
ALLEGRO
              FAST TEMPO
ANDANTE              SLOW WALKING TEMPO
ARPEGGIO             A BROKEN CHORD WHOSE NOTES ARE PLAYED INDIVIDUALLY.
CRESCENDO          GRADUALLY GET LOUDER
D.C. DA CAPPO --  TO THE BEGINNING
DECRESCENDO      GRADUALLY GET SOFTER
D.S Dal Segno --      TO THE SIGN
ENHARMONICS     TWO NOTES SPELLED DIFFERENTLY BUT SOUND THE SAME AND
                              PLAYED WITH THE SAME FINGERINGS.
FERMATA             HOLD FOR AN INDEFINATE AMOUNT OF TIME
FINE                     THE END, FINISH
FLAT --                  LOWERS THE NOTE � STEP AND REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE                                        MEASURE
FORTE -- f            PLAY LOUDLY WITH A GOOD SOUND
HARMONY            TWO OR MORE NOTES PLAYED TOGETHER.
INTERVAL            THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PITCHES.
LARGO                 SLOW AND SMOOTH.
MEZZO FORTE -- mf PLAY MODERATELY LOUD WITH A GOOD SOUND
MODERATO          MODERATE TEMPO
NATURAL --          CANCELS A FLAT OR SHARP AND REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
                              MEASURE
PIANO -- p            PLAY SOFTLY WITH A GOOD SOUND
PICK UP NOTES   ONE OR MORE NOTES THAT COME BEFORE THE FIRST FULL MEASURE.
PRESTO
               REAL FAST.
SCALE                  A SEQUENCE OF NOTES IN ASCENDING OR DECENDING ORDER.
SHARP -- #           RAISES THE NOTE � STEP AND REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE                                         MEASURE
SIMILE (sim)        CONTINUE PLAYING IN THE SAME STYLE
SLUR                    A CURVED LINE WHICH CONNECTS NOTES OF DIFFERENT PITCH.
TIE                       A CURVED LINE CONNECTING NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH
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