Vocab
This tells us the number of beats in a measure
Time signature
UFO Day is February 26. UFO stands for ___________
What is United Forsyth Orchestra?
quarter note
1 beat of sound
Bow hair is made of this
What is Horse hair?
The two schools where Ms. R works
What is Lambert and Riverwatch?
A famous composer who wrote Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Who is Beethoven?
This Composer lived in the Classical AND Romantic Era and wrote 9 Symphonies. The last symphony contains the tune "Ode to Joy". In his later years, he went deaf.
Who is Beethoven?
Simple Square Dance what written by this composer
Who is Kathryn Greisinger?
Connects 2 or more different notes in one bow
Slur
repeat sign
What is Go back and play again?
In a 4/4 measure, this note gets 2 beats of sound
What is a half note?
The technique of Plucking the Strings
What is Pizzicato?
Ms Alvarez and Ms Rosseter have been friends for a long time. Where did they meet?
What is Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra?
UFO are initials for this musical organization
What is United Forsyth Orchestra?
This composer lived in the 1600's and wrote a piece called The 4 Seasons
Who is Vivaldi?
This composition is as a geometric shape and combined with Movement to Music
What is Simple Square Dance?
The word in the music indicating to play with the bow
Arco
When multiple songs are mashed up in one piece
What is a Medley?
a dotted half note
what is 3 beats of sound?
4 dynamics in order from soft to loud
pp - Pianissimo - very soft
p - Piano - Soft
mp - Mezzo Piano - Medium Soft
mf - mezzo forte - Medium Loud
f - Forte - Loud
ff - Fortissimo - Very loud
Ms. Rosseter's favorite hobby
What is hiking?
Bach lived in this time period
What is Baroque?
This Classical composer wrote Eine Kleine Nacht Musik and a duet called Tafel Musik where 2 violinists who are facing each other read off the same page of music
Who is Mozart?
The bowing pattern featured in the fiddle section of Jolly Cabbages
What is "shuffle bowing" or "Grasshopper"
When you see the term ritardando, do this.
What is gradually slow down?
All 4 strings on the Bass in order from high to low
What is G, D, A, E?
whole rest
4 beats of silence
This determines the speed of the beat
Tempo
Ms. Rosseter's gift to you in the Concert.
What is Sniffing?
This object is made of hardened pine sap, and is applied to the bow
What is Rosin?
When playing string quartets, Mozart preferred to play this instrument
What is the Viola?
This is the position you should be in before the conductor's hands go up
What is Rest Position?
The technique of plucking the string
What is pizzicato?
Allegro means this
What is a fast tempo?
The value of a dotted half note
What is 3 beats of sound?
Mary had a Little Lamb is also known by this name
What is Rolling Along?
The name of Ms. Rosseter's Therapy Dog
What is Birdie?
The act of playing music you've never seen before
What is Sight Reading?
The term we use to remind us to loosen the bow before putting it away
What is Lefty Loosey?
In Italian, the addition of issimo to a word means this.
What is MORE?