Composers
Instrument FAQ
Theory
Form
Aural Skills
100

This composer wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Who is Mozart?
100

The long black portion of the violin

Fingerboard

100

To play as loud as possible

Forte-Fortissimo

100

A piece for a soloist and orchestra in 3+ Movements

Concerto

100

A chord or tonality that sounds happy

Major

200

This composer wrote Andantino, Allegretto and Allegro

Who is Suzuki?

200

The transfer point for vibrations from the strings

Bridge
200

To gradually slow down

Rit, Rall.

200

A piece for Violin and Piano where both play equal parts

Sonata

200

A chord or tonality that sounds sad

Minor

300

This composer worked at a school for orphan girls

Vivaldi

300

This houses the pegs

Peg Box

300

To return to the beginning in a baroque dance form

Da capo

300

A piece written for 4 stringed instruments together

String Quartet

300

A chord that sounds spooky/suspenseful 

Diminished 7th

400

This composer wrote 9 symphonies

Beethoven

400

The strings attach to this long, narrow piece at the bottom of the violin

Tail Piece

400

This chord is made up of a major triad and a minor 7th

Dominant 7th chord

400

A large scale work for multiple instruments in 3 or more movements 

Symphony

400

The harmonic movement from one key area to another 

Modulation 

500

This composer had 23 children

Bach

500

The one moveable part inside a violin

Sound Post

500

The form of most 1st movements from the classical period onwards

Sonata or Sonata-Allegro Form
500
The name with give to a little piece of a symphonic violin part used in an exam or audition 

Excerpt

500

The 5th scale degree

Dominant

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