Orchestras
The 1st chair 1st violin who tunes the orchestra
What is the concertmaster?
The names of the strings on a violin.
What is E, A, D, and G?
The lowest note that can be played on a viola.
What is a C?
All of the stringed instruments typically found in an orchestra.
What are violins, violas, cellos, & basses?
The instrument that play the tuning note for the orchestra.
What is the oboe?
The smallest fractional-sized violin.
What is a 1/32nd size violin?
The way different size violas are measured.
What is in inches?
One of the most famous cellists today.
Who is Yo-yo Ma?
The local professional symphony orchestra, also referred to as the GSO.
What is the Greenville Symphony Orchestra?
An increasingly popular material used in violin bows as an alternative to wood.
What is carbon fiber?
An adjustable rod coming out of the bottom of a cello.
What is the endpin?
This composer was completely deaf by the time his last symphony, Symphony No. 9, debuted in 1824.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
The stand partner responsible for turning pages - left for violins, right for violas and cellos.
What is the inside player?
The small piece that attaches the tailpiece to the end button.
What is the tail gut?
A modern English nickname for the viola.
What is middle fiddle?
The strings of a cello from highest to lowest.
What are A, D, G, and C?
How a conductor would conduct a fast song in a 6/8 time signature.
What is in 2?
Conductor Sir Georg Solti conducted this city orchestra for 22 years.
What is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra?
A bow stroke where the bow bounces off the string.
What is spiccato?
He is one of the most famous 20th century violists and commissioned many new works for the viola as a solo instrument.
Who is William primrose?
The relative minor of F major.
What is d minor?