a. a song which is most effective when hummed.
b. a light and bubbly style.
c. music best appreciated from the outside of a soundproof booth.
d. a dynamic indication to be about as loud as a dropped piano.
e. about as loud as a piano dropped from the mezzanine.
f. tempo suggestion, as in “Jeez, I wish we could take this a little faster.”
g. that section in the piece where you realize you’ve taken everything too fast.
h. a song about the part of the hosen on which to hitch the garter.
i. a group of 4-6 people who try to play while riding mopeds.
j. a spirited debate among the first altos.
k. not over by a long shot.
l. a time when the viola player wishes for a longer bow.
m. the U.S. Army Chorus’s “Alamo upgrade.”
n. [meaning unknown] first reference found in the Singing Physicians Creed, as in “first, do no _______.”
o. a romantic passage with flourishes occurring approximately every other beat.
p. a technique for expanding a simple hymn into an oratorio.
q. that which completes a contract among all performers to agree on something.