Notes on the D String
It's the first stripe on the D String.
What is E?
It's the first stripe on the A String.
What is B?
It's the musical term for plucking.
what is pizz? or what is pizzicato?
It means to play loudly. Notated with an "f"
This rhythm is one beat (two pulses).
What is a quarter note?
It's the second stripe on the D string.
What is F#?
It's the second stripe on the A String.
What is C#?
It's the music term for using the bow.
What is arco?
It means to play softly. Notated with a "p"
What is piano?
This rhythm is two beats (four pulses).
What is a half note?
It's the third stripe on the D String.
What is G?
It's the third stripe on the A String.
What is D?
It's when you play multiple different notes without changing the bow.
What is a slur?
It means to play SUPER loud. Notated with "ff"
What is fortissimo?
This rhythm is four beats (eight pulses).
What is a whole note?
It's the fourth strip on the D String.
It's the fourth stripe on the A String.
What is E?
It's short and separated notes. Notated with a dot under or above a note.
What is staccato?
It means to play medium soft. Notated with "mp"
What is mezzopiano?
This rhythm is three beats (six pulses).
What is a dotted half note?
It's the note between the 1st and 2nd stripe on the D string.
It's the note between the 1st and 2nd stripe on the A String.
What is C? (or What is C natural?)
It's when you emphasize a note (or the beginning of the note) more than others. Written like this ">" above or below a note.
What is an accent?
It means to play medium loud. Notated with "mf"
What is mezzoforte?
This rhythm is 1/2 of a beat (one pulse).
What is an eighth note?