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Dictionary

Lexicon and word definitions

LemmaGlossIPAPart of Speech
band directorPerson who leads band-noun
chartA single piece of music-noun
crotchetNote held for 1 beat-noun
dragging•Unintentional slowing down of tempo-verb
half notesee 'minim'-noun
minimnote held for 2 beats -noun
not my tempoPlaying faster or slower than the Band Director's intended speed-phrase
quarter noteSee 'crotchet'-noun
rushing•Unintentional speeding up of tempo-verb
semibreveNote held for 4 beats (full bar)--
setA collection of charts-noun
standardA commonly played melody or piece of music in jazz-noun
swingAnything that is in swing is played as follows: 2 quavers played as a triplet, with the first quaver played as a crotchet--
swingAnything that is in swing is played as follows: 2 quavers played as a triplet, with the first quaver played as a crotchet--
tempoThe speed of the music, usually in BPM (Beats per minute)-noun
whole noteSee 'semibreve' --