Rhythms and Subdivisions
The amount of beats a quarter note is equal to.
What is one beat?
The sharps or flats in the staff before the notes on every line.
What is the key signature?
The amount of bow to use when playing a whole note or half note.
What is the whole bow?
Music symbol that raises a note by a half step.
What is # (sharp)?
The amount of quarter notes in a half note
What is two?
What is F# & C#?
Bowing style that is off the string
Music symbol often above the note that indicates a loud, strong start.
What is an > (accent)?
The amount of beats equal to a dotted quarter note.
What is 1 1/2 beats?
The key signature of G Major.
What is F#?
Bowing style that is short and on the string.
What is Staccato?
Music symbol meaning to hold a note until the conductor indicates to move on.
What is a fermata?
The amount of eighth notes in a dotted quarter note.
What is 3?
The key signature of E minor
What is F#?
The finger that must move with the others during a shift.
What is the thumb?
Instruction which means to gradually slow down.
What is ritardando?
The amount of sixteenth notes in a dotted half note.
What is 12?
The scale degrees in a melodic minor scale that are raised by a half step going up and are flattened going down.
What is the 6th and 7th degree?
The place on the bow you would want to start if you are playing short, accented notes.
What is the frog?
Tempo indication meaning to play a brisk, lively tempo.
What is Allegro?