Parts of the Instrument
All string instruments have how many strings?
What is 4.
Name the strings of a violin from lowest to highest.
Name the strings of a cello from lowest to highest.
What is C, G, D, A.
What is the name of the occupation of someone who writes orchestra music for a living?
What is a composer?
What is the name of the stick that the conductor holds when directing an orchestra?
What is a baton?
The bow is made out of wood, a screw and the hair from what animal?
What is a horse?
Name the strings of a viola from lowest to highest.
What is C, G, D, A.
Name the strings of a bass from lowest to highest.
What is E, A, D, G.
What composer was completely deaf for half of his life but kept composing anyway?
What is Beethoven?
When an orchestra includes brass, woodwinds and percussion, what is that ensemble called?
What is a symphony orchestra?
Before strings were made out of metal, they were made out of what material?
What is gut?
Violins and violas need a separate piece of equipment to keep the instrument from sliding. What is it called?
What is a shoulder rest?
Bass players have two bows they can choose from, the french bow and the....
What is the german bow?
What is 2?
What is the name of the violinist who sits at the front of the orchestra and tunes the ensemble?
What is the concertmaster?
All string instruments are tune in 5th intervals except for one instrument that is tuned in 4ths. Which instrument is it?
What is the string bass?
What is the name of the black piece of wood that the high string player will rest their jaw in?
What is the chin rest?
What is the name of the adjustable rod at the bottom of every cello and bass?
What is the endpin.
Who came first, Beethoven or Mozart?
Who is Mozart?
What instrument is a technically a string instrument but also technically a percussion instrument?
What is a piano?
What is spruce or maple.
Violins, cellos and basses are all sized in fractions. Violas are different, as they are sized by...
What are inches?
What is the name of the technique to play extremely high on a cello or bass?
What is thumb position?
One of the most famous types of orchestra music has 4 movements, and can last up to or over an hour. What is this type of music piece called?
What is a symphony?
Of the 4 instruments in the string family, 3 are from the violin family and one is from the viola de gamba family. Which instrument comes from the viola de gamba family?
What is the string bass?