Instrument Names
Highest pitched orchestra instrument
violin
What is the musical alphabet?
ABCDEFG
They key of D has how many sharps? What are they?
2
F,C
Italian word for plucking
Pizzicato
This note gets 1 beat
Quarter note
Lowest pitched orchestra instrument
Double bass
Spaces of the treble clef
FACE
This clef is used for cellos and basses
Bass clef
This tells you what sharps or flats are in a song
Key signature
This note gets 2 beats
Half note
Between a violin and a cello in pitch
Viola
Lines of the treble clef
EGBDF
This clef is used for violas
Alto clef
DAILY DOUBLE: The symbol that cancels out a sharp or a flat
Natural
This note gets 4 beats
Whole note
Between a viola and double bass in pitch
Cello
Lines and spaces of the bass clef
ACEG
GBDFA
A dotted half note gets how many beats?
3
This tells you how many beats are in a measure and what note gets the beat
Time signature
This note gets 1/2 a beat
eighth note
This instrument can also be called a "fiddle"
Violin
DAILY DOUBLE: Lines and spaces of the alto clef
FACEG
GBDF
This type of rest gets half a beat
Eighth rest
This refers to the loudness or quietness of a piece
Dynamics
What is the total value of 3 half notes?
6