Bowing Terms
Orchestra Essentials
String Notes
The Staff
Rhythms
Music Theory
200
This term means to pluck the notes.
What is Pizzicato?
200
This item helps violin and violas support their instruments properly.
What is a Shoulder Rest?
200
This note is 1st finger on the D string.
What is E?
200
This symbol divides measures. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a Bar Line?
200
This type of note has a value of 1 beat. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a Quarter Note?
200
This term that is used as a part of our warm-ups consists of a series of 8 notes up and down.
What is a Scale?
300
This term means to bow the notes.
What is Arco?
300
These items help cellos and/or basses properly support their instrument.
What are Endpin Straps and Rock Stops?
300
This note is 2nd finger (violin/viola), 3rd finger (cello), or 4th finger (bass) on the D string.
What is F#?
300
This symbol means you will play the exercise twice. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a Repeat Sign?
300
This type of note has a value of 2 beats. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a Half Note?
300
This term (also used in our warm-ups) consists of different combinations of half and whole steps on one string.
Finger Pattern
400
This symbol tells you to reset your bow back to the frog after doing a down bow OR reset your bow back to the tip after doing an up bow. Name the term and draw an example.
What is bow lift or retake?
400
This item makes friction between the bow hair and the string to produce a sound.
What is Rosin?
400
This note is 3rd finger (violin/viola) or 4th finger (cello) on the A string...
OR shifted 4th finger (bass) on the G string.
What is D?
400
This thing at the beginning of the staff tells you how many beats are in each measure. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a Time Signature?
400
This type of note has a value of 4 beats. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a whole note?
400
This scale / key signature has F#'s and C#'s. There are no other sharps or flats in the key.
What is D Major?
500
This term means to connect two or more DIFFERENT notes under one bow.
What is a Slur?
500
This part on the outside of the instrument raises the strings and transfers the sound into the body.
What is the Bridge?
500
This note is Low 2 (violin/viola) or 2nd finger (cello/bass) on the D string.
What is F natural?
500
This thing at the beginning of the staff tells you what sharps or flats are in the piece.
What is the Key Signature?
500
This type of a note gets 1/2 a beat. Name the term and draw an example.
An 8th note.
500
This scale / key signature only has F#'s. There are no other sharps or flats in the key.
What is G Major?
600
This term means to connect two or more of the SAME notes under one bow?
What is a Tie?
600
This part inside of the body helps the sound travel through the instrument and keeps the top from caving in.
What is the sound post?
600
This note is Low 2 (violin/viola) or 2nd finger (cello/bass) on the A string.
What is C natural?
600
This thing at the beginning of the staff tells you what instrument should be reading the music and determines the names of the lines and spaces. Name the term and draw an example.
What is a Clef?
600
The following rhythm has how many counts total?
What is 8 Counts?
600
This term means the distance between two notes.
An interval.
