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StrinGenius 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the wound, wooden top of the instrument called?

a)

Scroll

b)

Fingerboard

c)

Fine tuners

d)

End button

2.

What are the four dark pieces of wood used to tune the strings located below the scroll? (Students should never turn them!)

a)

Scroll

b)

Fine Tuners

c)

Pegs

d)

End pin

3.

What is the rectangle shaped space that the pegs go into located between the scroll and the nut?

a)

Peg box

b)

F-hole

c)

Soundpost

d)

Fingerboard

4.

What is the black piece of raised wood at the end of the fingerboard that lifts the strings off of the fingerboard?

a)

Tail piece

b)

End button

c)

Soundpost

d)

Nut

5.

What is the wood from the nut to the upperbout called?

a)

Neck

b)

Soundpost

c)

End pin

d)

C bout

6.

What is the long piece of black wood called where you place your fingers to make different notes?

a)

Peg

b)

Tail piece

c)

Surfboard

d)

Fingerboard

7.

What is the "shoulder" of the instrument called?

a)

A bout

b)

Upper bout

c)

Lower bout

d)

C bout

8.

What are the "cut outs" on the sides of the instrument called?

a)

C bouts

b)

f-holes

c)

Upper bouts

d)

Peg box

9.

What are the holes on the top of the instrument called?

a)

F-holes

b)

C bouts

c)

Peg box

d)

End button

10.

What is the stick located inside the instrument called?

a)

Soundpost

b)

Nut

c)

Scroll

d)

Fingerboard

11.

What is the piece of wood that holds up the strings between the fingerboard and the tailpiece?

a)

Nut

b)

Bridge

c)

Tailpiece

d)

Peg

12.

What is the black piece of wood or plastic which holds the fine tuners and strings?

a)

Soundpost

b)

Neck

c)

Nut

d)

Tail piece

13.

What are the black screws that make small adjustments to the pitch (high and low sounds) of the strings?

a)

Fine tuners

b)

Pegs

c)

End pin

d)

Nut

14.
Vertical line that divides music into measures  
a)
Bar Line
b)
Double Bar Line
c)
Repeat Sign
d)
Time Signature
15.

What is a section of music between 2 bar lines called? There are 3 of these in this picture.

a)

Measure / bar

b)

Rhythm

c)

Beat

d)

Melody

16.

A Double Bar Line means

a)

Keep Going

b)

The End

c)

Double Yum

d)

Super Fun

17.

What is the name of the five lines and four spaces we write music on?

a)

Staff

b)

Clef

c)

Rest

d)

Measure

18.

How do you call these symbols?

a)

Clefs

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Time Signature

19.

In tone production and bow technique, what does W-A-S-P mean?

a)

Weight, Angle, Speed, Point of contact

b)

Weight, Angle, Size, Pressure

c)

Weight, Accurate, Sound, Pressure

d)

Weight, Accurate, Straight, Point of contact

20.

A String player needs __________ to helps create friction between the bow hair and strings. It helps the bow grip the strings and produce sound.

a)

Resin

b)

Horse tail

c)

Sound post

d)

Rosin

21.

As a general rule in playing a string instrument, it is best to place the bow ___________________ .

a)

between the tail piece and the bridge.

b)

between the bridge and the edge of the fingerboard.

c)

near the fingerboard.

d)

near the bridge.

22.

Which bow motion creates an unpleasant tone production?

a)

Circular Motion

b)

Elliptical Motion

c)

Curve motion

d)

Linear motion

23.

TENSION is a friend when...

a)

we play fast, running passages.

b)

we need to add weight to the bow for louder dynamics.

24.

Which articulation does need straight and direct bow motion?

a)

Martele´

b)

Spiccato

c)

Sautille´

d)

Cross Strings

25.

Which part of the sounding point is best for playing 'piano' (soft) dynamics?

a)

Middle of the fine tuner/s and bridge.

b)

Middle of the bridge and fingerboard.

c)

Near the bridge.

d)

Near the fingerboard.

26.

Which part of the sounding point is best for playing 'forte' (loud) dynamics?

a)

Middle of the fine tuner/s and bridge.

b)

Middle of the bridge and fingerboard.

c)

Near the bridge.

d)

Near the fingerboard.

27.

Which part of the sounding point is best for producing a bright and metallic tone?

a)

Middle of the fine tuner/s and bridge.

b)

Middle of the bridge and fingerboard.

c)

Near the bridge.

d)

Near the fingerboard.

28.

It is best to play ____________ to bring out the clear and glittering tones of the harmonics.

a)

middle of the fine tuner/s and bridge.

b)

middle of the bridge and fingerboard.

c)

near the bridge.

d)

near the fingerboard.

29.

It is best to play ____________ to bring out the sweet and mellow tones of the music.

a)

middle of the fine tuner/s and bridge.

b)

middle of the bridge and fingerboard.

c)

near the bridge.

d)

near the fingerboard.

30.

Which part of the sounding point is best for playing high notes?

a)

Middle of the fine tuner/s and bridge.

b)

Middle of the bridge and fingerboard.

c)

Near the bridge.

d)

Near the fingerboard.

31.

Which part of the bow do you play tremolo?

a)

Tip /upper half

b)

Middle

c)

Frog

d)

Balance point

32.

Which part of the bow do you play cross strings?

a)

Tip

b)

Middle to upper half

c)

Frog

d)

Balance point

33.

Which part of the bow do you play spiccato?

a)

Tip / upper half

b)

Middle

c)

Frog

d)

Balance point

34.

To produce a percussive sound, you play at the _______

a)

Tip

b)

Middle

c)

Balance point

d)

frog

35.

Loure´is a french term that is similar to _________ in Italian.

a)

Bariolage

b)

Portato

c)

Ricoche´

d)

Sautille´

36.

A ________ is a french term for glued, which is an essential technique for ultimate bow control.

a)

Sautille´

b)

Ricoche´

c)

Colle´

d)

Cliche´

37.

_____________ means bow kept over the end of the fingerboard.

a)

Sul Tasto

b)

Sul Ponticello

c)

Loure´

d)

Bariolage

38.

_____________ means bow kept near the bridge.

a)

Sul Tasto

b)

Sul Ponticello

c)

Loure´

d)

Bariolage

39.

The violin was first developed and perfected in _______.

a)

Northern Itlay

b)

France

c)

Southern Itlay

d)

Germany

40.

Which name is NOT a famous string-instrument maker?

a)

Amati

b)

Guarneri

c)

Ferrari

d)

Stradivari