Lexicon and word definitions
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Person who leads band | |
| A single piece of music | |
| Note held for 1 beat | |
| Unintentional slowing down of tempo | |
| see 'minim' | |
| note held for 2 beats | |
| Playing faster or slower than the Band Director's intended speed | |
| See 'crotchet' | |
| Unintentional speeding up of tempo | |
| Note held for 4 beats (full bar) | |
| A collection of charts | |
| A commonly played melody or piece of music in jazz | |
| Anything that is in swing is played as follows: 2 quavers played as a triplet, with the first quaver played as a crotchet | |
| Anything that is in swing is played as follows: 2 quavers played as a triplet, with the first quaver played as a crotchet | |
| The speed of the music, usually in BPM (Beats per minute) | |
| See 'semibreve' |
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