Beginning Orchestra Vocab

The distance from one note to the next is called...

• a scale

• an interval

• an octave

• an arpeggio

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

• A scale

• A meter

• A viola

• An adventure

What note is FIRST finger on the D string?

• F#

• E

• G

• C

How much bow should you use for a whole note?

• 50%

• 75%

• 80%

• 100%

A half note gets how many beats of sound?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Bar lines divide the music staff into what?

• measures

• music

• beats

• rhythms

The music staff has how many lines and spaces?

• 5 lines and 4 spaces

• 5 lines and 5 spaces

• 4 lines and 5 spaces

• 4 lines and 4 spaces

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

• The bass clef

• The treble clef

• The alto clef

• The tenor clef

What does a comma mean in orchestra music?

• to take a breath

• to lift your bow back to the frog

• do nothing

• stop playing

Pizzicato means to...

• play using your bow

• lift your bow and set at the frog

• pluck the string

• slap the instrument