Symbols
𝄠 Best cleff
What is? treble clef
What Italian term means to play loudly?
Forte
What is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the orchestral string family?
Violin
Treble Clef: The note sitting on the second line from the bottom.
G
The famous four-note opening motif (short-short-short-long) belongs to which Beethoven piece?
Symphony No. 5
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Bass clef
What term means to pluck the string with your finger instead of using the bow?
Pizzicato
What instrument looks like a violin but is slightly larger and plays a perfect fifth lower?
Viola
Bass Clef: The note sitting in the top (fourth) space.
G
This festive winter holiday song describes a ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle Bells
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Alto cleff
What Italian term means a gradual increase in volume?
Crescendo
What large string instrument must be rested on the floor using an endpin while the musician sits?
Cello
Treble Clef: The note on the first ledger line below the staff.
Middle c
This Nursery Rhyme features a tiny insect climbing up a water spout
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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Fermata
What bowing term means to play smoothly and connected under a single bow stroke?
Legato or slur
What woodwind instrument uses a double reed and is used to tune the entire orchestra to an "A"?
Oboe
Alto Clef: The note sitting exactly on the middle (third) line.
Middle C
This soft, classic lullaby is traditionally sung to help babies fall asleep
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
𝄩 What does this symbol above a note called (you have to know what its called
Tenuto
(I used ai for this one)
What term describes the rapid, slight shaking of the left-hand finger to enrich the tone?
Vibrato
What is the lowest-pitched brass instrument in a standard symphony orchestra?
(Mr Banish)
Tuba
Bass Clef: The note sitting on the second ledger line below the staff
Low C
This joyful classical melody by Beethoven serves as the official anthem of Europe
Ode to Joy