Pieces We Played This Year
This piece we played in the spring concert had an extensive Viola soli section
What is Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand?
This is the material that our strings are made of
What is metal?
This time signature has 4 beats
What is 4/4?
This teacher was here for over 30 years and may have even taught some of your parents!
Who was Mrs Bhasin?
This senior has two cousins in String Orchestra
Who is Kevin Dominguez?
This piece combined both orchestra, choruses, and band students at our Winter Concert
What is the Hallelujah Chorus?
This is the part of the instrument which you use to tune if you are just slightly off
What are the fine tuners?
This key signature has 2 sharps
What is D Major?
This teacher should have taught you all vibrato and shifting but didn't so Mr Di Meglio had to
Who is Mrs Castaldo?
What is Pennsylvania?
This was the movie that Escape The Lost City sounded like it could have been from
What is Indiana Jones?
In addition to French, this is the other style of bow for basses
This dynamic refers to when you play very soft
What is pianissimo (pp)?
This teacher played cello and then moved to Canada
Who is Ms von Wickler?
This is where in Queens Mr. Di Meglio lives
What is Astoria?
We played this composer's sinfonia
Who was Telemann?
This is the part of the cello that extends out from the bottom and helps keep the cello up
What is the endpin?
This is the term for speed in music
What is tempo?
Many of you many tower over this teacher now, but at one time she was the first person who gave you your instrument
Who is Mrs Lynch?
This is the name of the pizzeria that Mr. Di Meglio now somehow co-owns
What is Vinnie's?
This was the piece we played that roughly translated to "The Cold, North Wind"
This is the wooden dowel inside our instruments which connect the front to the back
What is the soundpost?
When you see this in the music, you must emphasize the note more than the other notes around it
What is an accent?
Though you may not have had them as teachers, these two newcomers were with us at String Fiesta
Who are Ms Flynn and Mr Gonzalez?
This is the number of sophomores that are in String Ochestra
What is 29?