Orchestra Knowledge
These 5 open string names can be found throughout the orchestra.
How many note letters are there?
7
How many sharps or flats are in D Major?
2 sharps
This is the decorative, carved wooden spiral located at the very top of a violin, viola, cello, or bass, right above the pegbox.
The Scroll
The Violin
A musical key that sounds sad or melancholy.
Minor
This popular instrument has 88 notes.
This piece from our spring concert was in the key of G minor.
Sahara Crossing
These two f-shaped openings carved into the top piece of wood on a string instrument allow the sound to escape from the hollow body.
F Holes
How many children does Mr. Bird have?
2
A series of 8 notes played up or down in steps.
Scale
This composer wrote over 295 cantatas.
JS Bach
This piece is memorable for its numerous screams throughout.
Rosin Eating Zombies
Located on the tailpiece, these small metal screws allow musicians to make tiny, precise tweaks to their tuning without using the main pegs.
Fine Tuners
The powerhouse of the cell is called...
The mitochondria.
A series of 3 notes played in succession that are each a skip apart.
Arpeggio
This famous composer was deaf.
Beethoven
The only piece in our Spring Concert that did not have a repeat, DS, or DC.
Nightshift
This oddly named part at the lower end of the bow holds the horsehair and houses the screw mechanism used to tighten or loosen it.
The Frog
The 4 words of the PPMS behavioral matrix are...
Honesty, Excellence, Respect, Ownership
The bass strings are tuned in this interval.
Fourths
This medieval instrument is a massive lute with 3 sound holes.
Theorbo
Impulse has this many measures.
48
Called l'âme ("the soul") in French, this hidden wooden dowel inside the instrument stands vertically between the top and back plates, transmitting vibrations and keeping the body from collapsing under string pressure.
The Sound Post
The furthest country Mr. Bird has traveled to sing with a choir.
Albania