Articulations
Played in the lower half of the bow with a short sticky stroke.
Staccato
4/4: Quarter Note + Half Note =
3
Arpeggio
Notes from the chord. Root, 3rd, 5th
Common Time
A tool that helps keep a steady beat.
Metronome
A line above a note head tells you to play the bow stroke long and smooth.
Legato or Tenuto
3/4: Dotted Half note - Quarter Note=
2
Ritardando
slowing down the pulse
In 12/8 this rhythm value gets 1 beat.
Eighth Note
The notes in the a or d minor scale
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A sideways v denotes this forceful articulation.
Accent
12/8: 6 Eighth Notes + 1 Dotted Quarter Note = in Eighth notes
9
Allegro
Fast tempo
The type of note that gets the beat in cut time.
Half Note
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Diggs
2 different pitches connected by a line that the bow stroke stays in the same direction for both notes with no stop between them.
Slur
2/2: half note - half note =
A Tempo
previous or original tempo
The conductor shows this many beats when conducting an allegro 6/8 tempo.
2
Basses tune their string to a perfect 4th, This is the interval that violins violas and cellos tune their strings to.
Perfect 5th
A line that connects two of the same notes.
Tie
5/4: 3 Quarter Notes + 1 Half note =
5
Trill
Conduct a 4/4 pattern.
down, left, right, up
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