Beginning Orchestra Vocab

Front

What note is FIRST finger on the D string?

Back

E

Front

The time signature tells you...

Back

how many beats are in a measure

Front

What is it called when we play notes ascending from "open D" to "high D" on our instrument?

Back

A scale

Front

The pulse of music is called _________

Back

the beat

Front

A quarter rest gets 1 beat of _______

Back

silence

Front

The music staff has how many lines and spaces?

Back

5 lines and 4 spaces

Front

Bar lines divide the music staff into what?

Back

measures

Front

Which clef is nicknamed the "G clef" and used for notes in higher pitches like the violins?

Back

The treble clef

Front

Which clef is named the "C clef" and used for viola parts?

Back

The alto clef

Front

Which clef is used for the lower sounding pitches (and for the cello and bass parts), and nicknamed the "F clef?"

Back

The bass clef