Instruments
I am bigger than a violin but smaller than a cello
A viola
A musical staff consists of _____ horizontal lines?
5
Piano, as a dynamic marking, means to play ______
softly
Twinkle variation #1
tiri tiri ti ti
A person who plays the violin is called a ________
violinist
Number of strings on a cello
Four
Which type of key signature has a sad or meloncholy sound? Major or Minor
Minor
What does rit. mean?
Ritard- to slow down the tempo
The crocodile song
Song of the Wind
A group of instrumentalists including strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion is called an _______
orchestra
The group of instruments which includes, flute, clarinet, and oboe is called...
Woodwinds
Pick one: A sharp raises OR lowers a pitch.
RAISES
ff means...
fortissimo
In the Springtime, the birds are singing and have many different colors
May Song
The person who keeps the orchestra together is called a _____
conductor or maestro/maestra
The group of instruments which includes drums, timpani, triangle, and cymbals is called...
Percussion
In 4/4 time, a half note rest receives ______ beats?
2
The word we use when we gradually get louder and louder
crescendo
It is Christmastime, and baby Jesus is asleep on the hay.
O Come Little Children
True or false: the violin is the same as the fiddle
True!
Number of Keys on piano
88
Violins play in _____ clef?
Treble or G clef
The word we use when we gradually get softer and softer
decrescendo, OR diminuendo
The first song where we get to play on the D string
Long Long Ago
A person who makes or repairs string instruments is called a ______
luthier