String Techniques
Arco
What is bowing
gliding the hand or pick across the strings
What is strumming?
mf is an abbreviation for this term.
What is moderately loud?
A wavering note.
What is vibrato?
An echo effect
What is delay?
Pizzicato
What is plucking?
pushing the string across the fretboard
What is a bend?
p is an abbreviation of this word
What is piano?
Sliding through successive notes.
What is glissando?
A loud, grungy sound.
What is distortion?
Rapid bow movement
What is tremolo?
What is palm muting?
An English term for fortissimo
What is very loud?
Playing notes in a connected way.
What is legato?
Simulates acoustic space
What is reverb?
Bouncing the bow on the string
What is spiccato?
Touching the strings on the fretboard.
What is finger tapping?
Suddenly forceful
What is sforzando?
Playing notes short and detached
What is staccato?
A slightly delayed signal
What is flanger?
An Italian term to play with a mute
What is con sordino?
Removing a finger from an already sounding string
What is a pull off?
Gradually get softer
What is a diminuendo?
A strong attack of a note.
What is an accent?
This effect sweeps the frequency producing a vocal sound
What is wah wah?