Orchestra 101
Violins
Violas
Cellos
Miscellaneous
100
The 1st chair 1st violin who tunes the orchestra
What is the concertmaster?
100
The strings on a violin from highest to lowest are:
What is e a d g
100
The lowest note that can be played on a viola
What is a C?
100
The lowest note on a cello
What is a C?
100
All of the stringed instruments typically found in an orchestra
What are violins, violas, cellos, & basses?
200
The instrument that would play the tuning note for a symphony.
What is the oboe?
200
The smallest fractional sized violin.
What is a 1/32nd size violin?
200
The way different size violas are measured.
What is in inches?
200
Arguably the most famous cellist today.
Who is yo-yo ma?
200
Most of the music we played on last night's concert was from which era?
Baroque
300
The full name of the local symphony, "KSO"
What is the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra?
300
An increasingly popular material used in violin bows as an alternative to wood.
What is carbon fiber?
300
The clef viola music is normally written in.
What is alto clef?
300
An adjustable rod coming out of the bottom of a cello
What is the endpin?
300
This composer was completely deaf by the time of the debut performance of his well known symphony number 9.
Who is Beethoven?
400
The stand partner responsible for turning pages
What is the inside player? (Left side if violins, right side if viola or cello)
400
The small piece that attaches the tailpiece to the end button
What is the tail gut?
400
This is a popular English nickname for the viola
Middle Fiddle
400
The strings of a cello from highest to lowest.
What is ADGC?
400
This composer wrote 6 Brandenburg Concerti
Who is Bach
500
This orchestra performs in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in the biggest city in California
What is the LA Phil
500
A bow stroke where the bow bounces off the string.
What is spiccato?
500
Probably the most famous 20th century violist and he played a large role in commissioning new works for the viola as a solo instrument.
Who is William primrose?
500
The technique for playing extremely high positions on the cello.
What is thumb position?
500
This key signature has one sharp
What is D major
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