orchestra vocab
What tells us the amount of beats in a measure?
Time signature
Flat
Lowers note half a step
quarter note
1 beat of sound
What symbol makes a note 1 half step higher?
Sharp #
The two schools that Ms.Rosseter teaches at.
What is Lambert and Riverwatch?
Our Conductor on Feb 23
Who is Dr. Phillip Snyder
This Composer lived in the Romantic Era and wrote symphonies and a famous ballet played at Christmas.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
Connect 2 or more different notes in one bow
Slur
repeat sign
Go back and play again
half note
2 beats of sound
What is pizzicato
pluck the strings
The name of Ms. Rosseter's cat
What is Clarence?
Bach wrote a series of concertos that includes this German City's name
What is Brandenburg?
This composer lived in the 1600's and wrote a piece called The 4 Seasons
Who is Vivaldi?
The word in the music indicating to play with the bow
Arco
What is it called when multiple songs are mashed up in one piece?
Medley
a dotted half note
what is 3 beats of sound?
Name 4 dynamics and their meaning
pp - Pianissimo - very soft
p - Piano - Soft
mp - Mezzo Piano - Medium Soft
mf - mezzo forte - Medium Loud
f - Forte - Loud
ff - Fortissimo - Very loud
Ms. Rosseter's favorite hobby
What is hiking?
Bach lived in this time period
What is Baroque?
This Classical composer wrote Eine Kleine Nacht Musik and a duet called Tafel Musik where 2 violinists who are facing each other read off the same page of music
Who is Mozart?
What is a ritardando
gradually slow down
What are all 4 strings on the Bass in order from high to low?
G, D, A, E
whole rest
4 beats of silence
Ms Rosseter and Ms. Alvarez have known each other since _____________
What is high school?
Alan Silva is a modern composer who is best known for his pieces written for _____________.
What is television?
When playing string quartets, Mozart preferred to play this instrument
What is the Viola?
adagio
slow tempo
What does allegro mean?
fast tempo
Dotted quarter note.
What is 1 1/2 of a beats of sound?
A piece we played that was written by a television composer
What is Golden Fields?
The number of pets Ms. R has.
What is TWO?
The largest exposed piece of Granite in the world is located in our state, and is also in the title of a fiddle tune by Carl Strommen.
What is Stone Mountain?
In Time MAchine, Jazz Era, instead of snapping, we use this technique.
What is Col Legno?