Types of Notes
This note is one beat of sound and filled in
Quarter note
This symbol tells us to play soft and quiet
Piano dynamic
Plays highest notes in the orchestra
Violin
Tells us there are 4 beats in each measure
4/4 time signature
Highest string on a viola (letter)
A string
This note gets two beats of sound and is not filled in
Half note
This symbol tells us to play loudly
Forte dynamic
Plays low notes in bass clef
Cello, bass
Number of lines in the staff
5 horizontal lines
The director of the orchestra's title
Conductor
This note gets four beats of sound and has no stem
Whole note
This symbol tells us to gradually play louder
Crescendo
Has strings CGDA
Viola, Cello
Clef for violin players
Treble clef
The name of the director's waving stick
Baton
This note is half of a quarter note, and has a flag
Eighth note
This symbol tells us to gradually play quietly
Decrescendo
The instrument sound comes out of these holes
F-holes
Clef for cello and bass players
Bass clef
A series of 8 notes that go up and down the musical alphabet in a specific order of half and whole steps
A scale
This note gets three beats, and has a dot placed next to it on the staff
Dotted half note
This symbol tells us to play medium loud.
Mezzo forte dynamic
Part of the instrument you do not touch
Bow hair
Symbol that separates two measures of music
Barline
Identify the 4 main sections in an orchestra
Woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion