Bowings
Bowings Continued
Professional Etiquette- Performers
Professional Etiquette- Audienc
Miscellaneous
100
This bowing is performed by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.
What is down-bow?
100
This bowing is achieved with rapid movement from the elbow to create a sort of trembling at the tip of the bow.
What is tremolo?
100
Every musician should have and actively use this writing utensil during rehearsal.
What is a pencil?
100
To arrive at the show during this period is inappropriate.
What is to arrive late?
100
This stand partner is closer to the audience.
What is the outside player?
200
A type of bowing where the player draws the bow upward or to the left across the instrument, moving the point of contact from the bows tip toward the frog.
What is up-bow?
200
This bowing is indicated with a symbol similar to a carrot missing its top.
What is up bow?
200
When finished tuning it is inappropriate to begin this before everyone else is finished tuning.
What is practicing and playing?
200
Actions such as whispering, singing, talking, and tapping your legs.
What is improper and impolite?
200
This stand parter is further from the audience.
What is the inside player?
300
This bowing is indicated with a slur and dots over multiple notes.
What is Hooked bowing?
300
This bowing is indicted with a symbol similar to a square missing its bottom line.
What is down-bow?
300
It is important to observe these symbols that indicate volume of your playing.
What is dynamics?
300
Proper electronic etiquette.
What is silencing all devices?
300
This person plays the top of the divisi sections.
What is the outside player?
400
This bowing allows the musician to chance notes without changing their bow.
What is Slurred bowing?
400
Bowing consisting of a sequence of fast martele strokes in the same bow direction. (usually called up bow staccato or down bow staccato, though down bow staccato is rare)
What is bow staccato bowing?
400
While the conductor is talking or rehearsing with other sections it is inappropriate to do this.
What is talking?
400
You should be dressed in one of these manner.
What is What is formal, semi formal, business attire?
400
This person plays at the bottom of the divisi sections.
What is the inside player?
500
Bowing notated by adding lines under slur markings.
What is portato?
500
This term means short.
What is detache?
500
Look to this person for your bowings, entrances, styles of bowings and length of notes.
What is your section leader?
500
Clapping in-between these is improper.
What is movements?
500
This important aspect of an orchestra is not achieved by a very section playing at the same volume, rather is achieved through attentiveness to melody and understanding what parts need to be heard louder than others.
What is balance?