Strings
This Italian term means to pluck the strings with your fingers instead of using the bow.
Pizzicato
This is the main purpose of having transposing instruments in the woodwind family.
To allow players to use consistent fingerings across different instruments in the family?
Define the tone of the trumpet's upper register (above C6)
Bright, loud, and piercing
These two types of percussion instruments serve different purposes: one provides melody and harmony while the other provides rhythm and texture.
Definite and indefinite
When writing a double or triple stop, an arranger must keep this important physical limitation in mind.
Notes must be on adjacent strings and physically playable (within finger stretch)
This string instrument sounds one octave lower than written, giving us those deep bass lines.
Double Bass
The piccolo sounds this many octaves higher than written.
In an orchestra, these numbered horn parts play the upper parts while the others play lower parts.
I and III
A full-range marimba spans how many octaves?
5
Hard mallets made of wood or plastic produce this type of tone quality on mallet percussion instruments.
This technique is produced by rocking the finger on the string and adds warmth and expression to the tone.
Vibrato
These tones on clarinet sound weak, unstable, and typically out of tune
Throat tones
You need this many horns to balance one trumpet or trombone at mezzo-forte or above.
Two
The xylophone sounds what in comparison to the written pitch?
Up one octave
This is one common mistake that arrangers make when writing for brass instruments.
Writing their entrance note too high
Describe a down bow and up bow. What is the musical purpose for each? How is each marked?
A down bow moves from the frog toward the tip and naturally produces a stronger, heavier sound, making it ideal for strong beats or emphasized notes. An up bow moves from the tip toward the frog and creates a lighter, more agile sound, often used for weak beats or pickups. Together, these strokes help string players shape phrasing, control dynamics, and create musical contrast.
Db3
If the Bb trumpet plays a written Eb, what is the sounding pitch?
Db
This drum rudiment consists of one grace note followed by a main note.
Flam
What instrument is named "batasche" in German?
When writing for younger string ensembles, you should not go past this finger position.
Third!
If the bass clarinet sounds a G2, what is the written pitch?
A3
If an E trumpet sounds an A#4, what is the written pitch?
F#4
The glockenspiel sounds what in comparison to the written pitch
Two octaves up
The open strings of the viola, from lowest to highest, are these four notes
C, G, D, A