Parts of the Instrument
Violinists and violists rest the side of their face on this part of the instrument
Name the notes on your D String using Finger Pattern 1
What are D, E, F, G, and A?
This note gets half a beat. Syllables for counting are...
What is an eighth note? What is 1+2+...
This key signature has 2 sharps (Name them!)
This symbol looks like an almost complete square and tells you a bow direction.
What is a down bow?
What is the fingerboard?
Name the notes on the A string for finger pattern 2
What are A, B, C-sharp, D, and E?
This note gets 3 beats.
What is a dotted half note?
This key signature has no sharps or flats
What is C-Major?
This symbol looks like a "V" and also tells you a bow direction
What is an up bow?
This part of the instrument holds the strings in place
What are the notes using Finger Pattern 2 on your E string?
What are E, F-sharp, G-sharp, A, and B?
This note gets a beat and a half
What is a dotted quarter note?
This key signature has 3 sharps (Name them!)
This symbol is a half circle with a dot and tells you hold the note until the conductor cuts the ensemble off.
What is a fermata?
This part of the instrument is where the strings are first fed into. It is also where the fine tuners are found.
What is the tailpiece?
Name the notes on your G String for finger pattern 3
What are G, A, B, and C-Sharp?
This note gets a quarter of the beat. The syllables for counting it are...
What is a sixteenth note? What is 1e+a?
This key signature has 1 flat (Name it!)
What is F-major? What is B-flat?
This symbol is a double bar with a colon in front of it and tells you play a section again.
What is a repeat sign?
This part of the instrument tunes the strings by large increments.
What are the pegs?
Name the notes of your D string for finger pattern 5
What are D, E-flat, F natural, G, and A-flat?
The syllables for this rhythm are "1, +a"
What is an eighth note to a sixteenth note?
This key signature has 2 flats
This symbol designates an alternate ending at the end of a piece.
What is a coda symbol?