Notes
How many lines on a staff?
5
Half note + quarter note
3 beats.
What is the name of the piece of wood that stands between your sound holes and holds up your strings?
The bridge.
What is the musical word for plucking the strings?
Pizzicato.
What is the word for the part of your bow that is heaviest (where we hold the bow and where we start a "down bow")
The Frog.
Which note gets 1 beat?
A quarter note.
Whole note + half note - quarter note
5 beats.
What is the name of the fancy piece of wood that houses your big tuning pegs?
The scroll.
What is the word for playing softly?
Piano.
What does it mean when there are two lines and two dots at the end of a measure?
Which note gets 4 beats?
A whole note.
Half note + quarter note + whole note
7 beats.
What do you call the long, dark piece of wood that is just below the strings?
The fingerboard.
What is the word we use to describe volume in music?
Dynamics
What do we call the two numbers that are stacked on top of one another at the start of a song?
The time signature.
How many spaces are in the staff?
4
2 beats.
What do you call the black piece at the bottom of your instrument that holds the end of your strings and also houses the fine tuners on a violin, viola or cello?
The tail piece.
What is the word we use to describe the speed of music?
Tempo.
What is the name of the person who directs an orchestra?
A composer.
Which note gets 2 beats?
A half note.
Whole note - half note + quarter note
3 beats.
Inside your instrument is a small dowel of wood, what is this piece of the instrument call?
The sound post.
What is the musical word for bowing the strings?
Arco.
Who is the composer of Twinkle Twinkle Little Start?
Mozart.