Orchestra Vocabulary Quiz

Legato

• Short and Separated

• Smooth and Connected

• Fast

• Slow

Accent

• Short and Separated

• Smooth and Connected

• Two or more notes played in the same bow direction, stopping the bow between notes

• Emphasize a note by adding extra weight or bite with the bow

D.S. al Fine

• A rhythmic pattern in which the natural accent is shifted to the off-beat

• Go back to the beginning and play to the end

• Go back to the sign and play to the end

• Go back to the beginning and follow the coda

Fermata

• The main tune or melody

• Pluck

• Moderate tempo

• Hold the note and look up!

5 Lines & 4 Spaces; Where the notes live.

• Staff

• Measures

• Bar Lines

• Ledger Lines

Crescendo

• To gradually get louder

• To gradually get softer

• To gradually speed up

• To gradually low down

• Double Bar Line

• Played Long and Smooth

• Bar Line

• Repeat the section of music. Repeat Sign

Dynamics...

• How fast or slow the music is

• Indicate how loud or soft to play

• A rhythmic pattern in which the natural accent is shifted to the off-beat

• Emphasize a note by adding weight or bite

• Clef

• Key

• Time

• Staff

D.C al Coda

• Go back to the sign and play until the end.

• Go back to the beginning and play to the end.

• Go back to the beginning and play to the coda.

• Repeat.