Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
The Orchestra
100

The Strings on a violin from lowest to highest

G, D, A, and E

100

The strings on a viola from lowest to highest

C, G, D, and A

100

The strings on a cello from lowest to highest

C, G, D, and A

100

The strings on a bass from lowest to highest

E, A, D, and G

100

All of the stringed instruments typically found in an orchestra

Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass

200

The Italian term for short bow

staccato

200

The decorative piece at the top of the viola (and other orchestra instruments)

the scroll

200
The Italian term for long bow

tenuto

200

The term for the metal pieces at the top of the bass that tune the strings

tuning gears

200

What instrument groups are in a symphony orchestra

Strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion

300

The smallest size of a violin (in fractions)

1/32 size

300

The clef that viola music is written in

alto clef

300

An adjustable rod coming out of the bottom of a cello

end pin

300

The two most common types of wood used in making basses

Maple and Spruce

300

This composer was completely deaf by the time of the debut performance of his well known symphony number 9.

Beethoven

400

An increasingly popular material used in violin bows as an alternative to wood.

carbon fiber

400

The unit of measurement in which violas are measured

inches

400

One of the most famous cellists alive today

Yo-Yo Ma

400

The two different types of bass bows

German and French

400

The name of the 1st chair 1st violin who tunes the orchestra

concertmaster

500

Ms. T was this old when she started playing the violin

9 years old (4th grade)

500

The largest size of viola

16 inches

500

The technique for playing extremely high positions on the cello

Thumb Position

500

The lowest note on a bass with an E-string extension

D

500

This tells you how many beats in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat

The Time Signature