I spy with my little eye
The name of the person who wrote the piece
Who is the composer?
The part of the bow that we hold when we play.
What is the frog?
A whole note plus a half note.
What is 6 beats?
A chamber group with two players.
What is a duo/duet?
C A H B
Who is Bach?
This appears at the beginning of a piece of music and tells us how many beats are in each measure.
What is the time signature?
The longest piece on our instruments that goes under our strings.
What is the fingerboard?
A quarter note plus an eighth note.
What is one and a half beats?
This ensemble consists a piano, violin, and cello.
What is a piano trio?
Z T A M R O
Who is Mozart?
The abbreviation rit. tells us to do this.
What is to slow down?
The carved round part at the end of our instruments.
What is the scroll?
What is 4 and 1/2 beats?
This group has 2 violins, a viola, and a cello.
What is a string quartet?
E H V E N O T B E
Who is Beethoven?
The name of the symbol that appears only for viola parts.
What is an alto clef?
The small round thing at the end of the violin/viola that holds the tailpiece in place.
What is the button?
This symbol is at the front of the staff and tells you the how to read the notes.
What is the clef?
This group has 4 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos.
What is a string octet?
A R V O K D
Who is Dvorak?
The beautiful decorative edge on the front and back of string instruments. For most students, it is painted on, but for nicer instruments, this is actually an inlay that is carved into the instrument.
What is purfling?
What is the soundpost?
A half note plus 3 quarter notes minus a whole note.
What is one beat?
This type of chamber music has 9 players.
What is a nonet?
A K C V S O Y T H I
Who is Tchaikovsky?