Dictionary
Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss |
|---|---|
| band director | Person who leads band |
| chart | A single piece of music |
| crotchet | Note held for 1 beat |
| dragging• | Unintentional slowing down of tempo |
| half note | see 'minim' |
| minim | note held for 2 beats |
| not my tempo | Playing faster or slower than the Band Director's intended speed |
| quarter note | See 'crotchet' |
| rushing• | Unintentional speeding up of tempo |
| semibreve | Note held for 4 beats (full bar) |
| set | A collection of charts |
| standard | A commonly played melody or piece of music in jazz |
| swing | Anything that is in swing is played as follows: 2 quavers played as a triplet, with the first quaver played as a crotchet |
| swing | Anything that is in swing is played as follows: 2 quavers played as a triplet, with the first quaver played as a crotchet |
| tempo | The speed of the music, usually in BPM (Beats per minute) |
| whole note | See 'semibreve' |