Instruments
This smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the string family
What is the violin?
There are ______ notes in the "Musical Alphabet."
What is 7? (a, b, c, d, e, f, g)
This is the term for the speed of the beat in a piece of music.
What is tempo?
This is the largest instrument in the string family.
What is the Bass?
This is the name of the wooden stick used to play string instruments?
What is the bow?
This Italian term means to pluck the string with your fingers.
This is the set of five horizontal lines and four spaces used to notate music.
What is a staff?
This is the term for a rhythmic silence in music.
What is a rest?
This section of the orchestra includes trumpets, trombones, and French horns.
What is the Brass Section?
This Italian word tells musicians to play softly.
What is piano?
This is the material traditionally used for the hair on a bow.
What is horsehair?
This symbol at the beginning of a staff determines which instruments will read the music.
What is a clef?
In 4/4 time, this note receives 3 beats.
What is a dotted half note?
This composer is best known for his orchestral suite "The Planets."
Who is Gustav Holst
This part of a string instrument is used to make large adjustments to the pitch of a string.
What is the peg?
This part of a string instrument is located inside the body and helps transfer vibrations.
What is the soundpost?
This is the term for the combination of sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff next to the clef?
What is a Key Signature?
This means there are three beats per measure, and the quarter note gets one beat.
What is 3/4?
This is the term for the first-chair violinist who acts as the leader of the string section.
What is the concert master?
This is the family of instruments that includes the oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.
What is woodwinds?
This tool is used to apply tension to the bow hairs, allowing musicians to play effectively.
What is the bow screw?
This is the term for a note that is raised or lowered by a half step, often indicated by a sharp or flat.
This curved line connects two notes of the same pitch.
What is a tie?
This famous concert hall in New York City is one of the most prestigious venues for orchestras to perform.
What is Carnegie Hall?
This person stands in front of the orchestra.
What is a conductor?