Parts of instrument
This part, near the top of the instrument, is used to tighten or loosen the string
Peg
First finger on the D string
What is E
Five lines and four spaces going across the page
What is the staff?
How to play E on the D string
What is first finger on the D string?
Near the bottom of the instrument, this part helps hold the instrument up off the ground
What is the endpin?
Fourth finger on the D string
What is G
The symbol at the beginning of the staff that helps you know what notes to play
What is the clef?
How to play F sharp
What is third finger on the D string?
Held up only by tension, the strings cross over this part in the middle of the instrument
What is the bridge?
Third finger on the D string
What is F sharp
The vertical lines that divide measures of music
What are bar lines?
How to play G on the D string
What is fourth finger on the D string?
Attached to the neck, this long black part provides a hard surface to press the string down to change the pitch
What is the fingerboard?
The lowest note on the cello
What is C
Two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music which tell you how many beats in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat
What is the time signature?
Located inside the instrument, this wooden dowel helps the instrument resonate from the top to the back
What is the sound post?
First finger on the A string
What is B
The squiggly symbol that means don't make any sound
What is a rest? Or quarter rest?