Scales
What the major scale starting on open D called.
What is D major?
The highest instrument in the string family.
What is the violin?
Turning your tuner right will do this to the pitch of the string.
What is make it higher?
He composed "Ode to Joy" as part of his 9th and final symphony.
Who is Beethoven?
The string instrument that often reads alto clef.
What is viola?
The major scale composed of all natural notes.
The lowest instrument in the string family.
What is double bass?
We use these when the string is very out of tune and needs adjusting.
What is the peg?
Famous composer whose name rhymes with rock.
Bach
A group composed of 2 violin, a viola and cello is called this.
What is a string quartet?
The major scale with f and c sharps.
What is D major?
This instrument has a C string and reads alto clef.
What is viola?
Tuning in fifths means you must use this bowing technique.
What is double stops?
A Viennese composer who was a child prodigy and wrote many quartets, symphonies and concertos.
Who is Mozart?
4 fingers on the cello's d string makes this pitch.
Tunes that sound sad and somber are often in a ____ key.
What is minor?
This instrument has a c string and sounds an octave lower than the viola.
What is cello?
If your string is flat you should turn in this direction.
What is right?
He composed the modern musical, "Hamilton".
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This is a famous ballet that is often performed in December.
What is the "Nutcracker"?
A major scale that uses all 4 instrument strings would be at least this many octaves.
What is 2?
String instrument with many strings and pedals that is rarely featured and often the sole one in an orchestra.
What is harp?
Orchestras typically tune to this note.
What is A?
He wrote the Nutcracker ballet music and Peter and the Wolf.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
Two fingers on the violin or viola d string makes this pitch.
What is f sharp?