Musical Terminolgy
Instrument Parts
Bow Techniques
Coronado Orchestra
Mr. Thomas
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What does a dot above or below mean?
Staccato
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What do you call the instrument part that lifts the strings off the fingerboard?
Bridge
25
Define Legato
Long and connected bow stroke
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What notes are in a D String 4th finger warm up using a 1-2 pattern?
D - E - Fnatural - G- A
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What is Mr. Thomas Favorite Color?
Blue
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What does a mp in your music mean to do?
Play Mezzo Piano
50
These tune your instruments in large intervals, not small of fine intervals.
Pegs
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What bow stroke bounces of the string used in fast passages?
Spiccato
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Who is Mr. Thomas' ride or die chaperone on ALL orchestra trips?
Mr. Dan Bellina
50
Mr. Thomas was born in what state?
Oregon
75
What are the lines below the notes called?
Tenuto
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What do you call this curved cutout on the instrument seen her?
C Bout
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What is the place called where the bow is the weighted equally on both sides?
Balance point
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What is is the largest Orchestra ensemble at Coronado HS?
Advanced Orchestra (Period 1)
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How many schools has Mr. Thomas worked at in CCSD?
3
Burkholder(6 years), Basic (9 Years), Coronado (4 Years)
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How do you properly pronounce this term.
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Fortissa-iss-amo
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What do you call the metal piece on the bow, located where the hair meets the frog?
Ferule (pronounced "fair- uhl")
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What the word for a detached bow stroke?
Détaché
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Coronado has receieved consecutive superior ratings since the school opened. What year did the first superior rating happen?
2003
100
Mr. Thomas has one arm that is 2 inches longer then the other one. Which one is longer (left or right)?
Right
125
What tempo marking means to play at a "waking speed"?
Andante
125
On all stringed orchestra instruments you will find a base bar. What is the base bar attached too?
The inside of the top plate.
125
What position is the bow wrist in when you place the bow at the tip?
Pronated
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Besides Mr. Thomas, name two other Coronado Orchestra Directors since it's inception.
Mr. Paredes
Mr. McGrath
Mr. Watson
125
Before teaching Mr. Thomas worked in a...
A) Auto Shop
B) Prison
C) Church
B) Prison