Articulations/Style
Key Signatures and Scales
Non-String Instruments
Different Techniques and Sounds
Composers
100

The "Standard" bowing you first learn on your instrument.

What is Detache

100

The key signature with no flats or sharps

What is C Major

100

A woodwind instrument with a single reed, most commonly associated with a character from Sponge Bob

What is the Clarinet

100

A note played not with the bow but instead by pulling the string with a finger

What is Pizzicato

100

This Composer was known for becoming deaf towards the end of his life

Who is Beethoven
200
A short bow stroke that does NOT leave the string

What is Staccato

200

The key signature with 2 Sharps

What is D Major

200

A Large percussion instrument, usually made of copper and coming in sets of 4

What are Timpani

200

An alternative bowing technique involving using the back or "Stick" of the bow

What is Col Legno

200

This Composer's death is considered to have marked the end of the Baroque Period

Who is JS Bach

300

A short bow stroke that bounces near the frog or Balance Point

What is Spiccato

300

The Key Signature with 3 Flats

What is Eb Major

300

A large instrument with keys that predates the modern piano

What is the Harpsichord

300

A common item placed behind the bridge when not in use or on the bridge when in use. Alters the tone of the instrument

What is a Mute

300

This Composer is known for his ballets like "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker"

Who is Tchaikovsky

400

A smooth connected bowing where multiple notes are Articulated in one bow without changing direction (French or Italian)

What is Louree or Portato

400

The Scale Degrees (Numbers) altered to change a natural minor scale to a Melodic Minor Scale.

What is Scale Degree 6 and 7

400

A woodwind instrument that is a larger cousin of the oboe

What is the English Horn

400

A technique involving placing the bow too close to the bridge to produce a glassy sound

What is Sul Ponticello

400

This Composer pushed the boundaries of Violin Playing with flashy and impressive techniques, particularly in his Solo Carpices

Who is Paganini

500

An off the string bow stroke involving multiple bounces in a row/same direction

What is Ricochet

500

The two Major key signatures that are considered "enharmonically equivalent" to each other. Please give both

What is F# Major and Gb Major

500

A brass instrument that uses rotors instead of valves, and usually has two "Sides"

What is the French Horn

500

A technique that is marked with a + above notes

What is Left Hand Pizz

500

This Composer was known for clashing harmony and complex rhythms with works like "The Firebird" and "The Rite of Spring"

Who is Stravinsky

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