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Dynamics & Tempo
About the music
Rhythms
Technique
100
Each string instrument has four of these that you play on.
What is strings.
100
This Italian word means to play soft.
What is piano.
100
This is made up of five lines and four spaces.
What is the staff.
100
This note is worth one beat.
What is quarter note.
100
This word means to play in tune.
What is intonation.
200
The wooden piece that holds up your strings.
What is bridge.
200
This Italian word means to play loud.
What is forte.
200
This is found at the beginning of music to tell you what notes to play. In orchestra it can be the treble, alto or bass.
What is clef.
200
This note is worth three beats.
What is a dotted half note.
200
This technique is when your hand looks like it is shaking to produce a rich tone on your instrument.
What is vibrato.
300
The black wooden part of the instrument that you place your finger on to play.
What is the fingerboard.
300
This Italian word means to gradually grow louder.
What is crescendo.
300
This symbol is found at the beginning of the music to tell us how many beats are in a measure. It looks like a fraction.
What is time signature
300
This rest is worth four beats of silence.
What is whole rest.
300
This means to rapidly move your bow back and forth and its symbol is slash marks on note stem.
What is tremelo.
400
This attaches to the bottom of a violin or viola to give the instrument support when you hold it.
What is the shoulder rest.
400
This Italian word mean to play fast; at about 120 beats per minute.
What is allegro.
400
This is found at the beginning of music to tell us how many sharps or flats we have in the music.
What is key signature
400
This rest looks like a fancy 7 or a backwards "r" and is worth 1/2 a beat.
What is an eighth rest.
400
This is when you slide your finger up and down the fingerboard while playing. Produces a sliding sound on the string.
What is glissando.
500
The fancy spiral part of your instrument.
What is the scroll
500
This word means that you hold a note longer than how many beats it is worth. The symbol is an arch with a dot.
What is fermata.
500
This sign in the music looks like an apostrophe. It tells us to do two down bows in a row.
What is lift or retake sign.
500
Four of this type of note equal one quarter note.
What is sixteenth notes.
500
The most important person to follow when playing.
What is the conductor.