Instruments
The smallest instrument in the orchestra.
What is the violin?
This term refers to when we play music softly.
What is piano?
A quarter note gets this many beats.
What is one?
The family of instruments including the violin, cello, viola, bass, guitar, and harp.
What is the string family?
The hair on a bow comes from this animal.
What is a horse?
The name for the five lines that music is written on.
What is the staff?
A measure of 4/4 time has this many beats in a measure.
What is four?
This string instrument is the one most commonly used in jazz music.
What is the double bass?
This is the lowest string on a bass.
What is the E string?
This term is used to describe when music gradually gets louder.
What is crescendo?
A half note gets this many beats.
What is two?
Another common name for a violin or viola, especially when used for folk music.
Rosin is created from this substance.
What is tree resin?
This term means that we play notes short and separated.
What is staccato?
A whole rest gets this many beats.
What is four?
This Mexican musical tradition uses often use violins, trumpets, guitar, and a large plucked bass instrument called a guitarrón.
What is mariachi?
This plucked stringed instrument has 47 strings. Not all orchestras have one.
What is the harp?
This term refers to when we slide our fingers up or down the fingerboard while playing a note.
What is glissando?
There are this many 8th notes in a measure of 4/4 time.
What is eight?
This famous Austrian composer went deaf in the latter half of his life.
Who is Beethoven?