Violins, Violas, and Cellos - Oh My!
What are E, A, D, and G?
This is the number of beats you get by adding three quarter notes together.
What is three?
The part of the instrument that vibrates to make sound.
What are strings?
This is the number of basses in orchestra this year.
What is 2?
This is the black piece of material we push down on with the left hand.
What is the fingerboard?
This is the cello's lowest string.
What is C?
How many beats are left in a measure of 4/4 following a half rest?
What is two?
This is what the body of string instruments are made from.
What are spruce and maple (wood)?
This is the number of violinists in orchestra this year.
What is 15?
This is what the time signature 6/8 means.
6 beats per measure, 8th notes worth one beat.
This is the viola's highest string.
What is A?
This is the number of 16th notes that fit into a measure of 4/4.
What is 16?
This is what bows are made from.
What is horse hair?
This is the time Music Tuesdays begin.
What is 8:10?
The translation of D.C. al Fine is this.
What is "beginning to end" - Da capo (the head) to the fine (end)?
This is the violin's highest note in first position.
What is B?
This is the number of beats two dotted half notes would receive.
What is six?
This is the number of strings on a double bass.
What is four?
What is three?
These are the notes of the G Major Scale.
What are G, A, B, C natural, D, E, F#, G?
These are the strings of the bass, from highest to lowest.
What are G, D, A, and E?
Two 8th notes + 8th rest + quarter note + two 16th notes + half note = this many beats.
What is 5?
We use these to make large tuning adjustments.
What are pegs?
This is the total number of musicians in 8th grade orchestra this year.
What is 11?
These kinds of notes are exaggerated and stand out of the texture.
What are accents?