Orchestra Potpourri
This is the animalistic name of the "handle" of the bow.
What is frog?
What are strings?
This is the number of performances we had this year.
What is two?
This is the next string below open A.
What is D?
Quarter note x 2.
What is 2 beats?
This is the reason why we play instruments with good posture.
What is to play with good tone and intonation?
Without these openings, your instrument would sound very muffled!
What are sound/f holes?
This tasty term is when violinists/violists play with a flat wrist.
What is pancake wrist?
This is the number of fingers needed for E on the D string.
What is 1?
3 x half note.
What is 6 beats?
This is the highest string on your instrument.
What is E (violin), A (viola/cello), G (bass)?
This part of the instrument is held down only by the weight of the strings.
What is the bridge?
This is how our feet should be when playing.
What is flat on the floor?
This is how we play low A on the G string.
What is 1st finger?
4 x half rest.
What is 8 beats?
This is the musical term for plucking.
What is pizzicato?
This is the name for the metal rod at the bottom of the cello and bass.
What is endpin?
This is the term for sitting at attention before performing.
What is rest position?
This is how we play C#.
What is 2 (violin/viola/bass) / 3 (cello)?
Four 8th notes + 3 Quarter notes.
What is five beats?
This is the musical term for bowing.
What is arco?
This is the name of the piece violinists and violists place their jaw into.
What is the chin rest?
This is the number of 4th graders in orchestra this year.
What is 28?
These are two ways to play the note B.
What is 1 on A or 2/3 on G?
Half rest + Whole rest + Quarter note.
What is 7 beats?