WorksheetsVIOLIN BASICS QUIZ
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 41mins
What symbol is this and what does it mean?
Alligator mouth - feed it now before it eats you
Crescendo - gradually play louder
Decrescendo - gradually play softer
Forte - play loudly
What is the name of this symbol and what does it mean?
Crescendo - gradually get louder
Decrescendo - gradually get softer
Slow down - gradually slow down
Boo
What are the dots above the notes called, and how do you play them?
Fortes - Loud
Staccatos - disconnected
Fast dots - fast
What does legato mean?
Play your notes softly.
Play your notes quickly.
Play with short bows.
Play with smooth, connected bows.
This is called a _____.
It has 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Slave or Slop
Slope or Snake
Staff or Stave
What is this called?
Squiggle
G Clef or Treble Clef
C Clef or Bass Clef
What part of the violin is this?
Nut
Fine Tuners
Scroll
What part of the violin are these?
Fine tuners
Pegs
Bridge
Tunnel
Bridge
Fine tuners
Holes
Sound slots
F holes
What part of the violin is this called?
Peg
Baseboard
Nut
String strip
What is the long black part on the violin?
The neck
The fingerboard
The road to home
What is the long wooden part underneath the fingerboard called?
The neck
The stick
What is the curved black piece on the violin called?
The chin rest
The shoulder rest
The chin piece
What part of the bow is this called?
Tub
Tip
Top
What is the long wooden part of the bow called?
Trunk
Wood
Stick
What is this part called on the violin?
Frog
Base
Alligator
What is this symbol and what does it mean?
Whole rest - rest for 4 beats
Half rest - rest for 2 beats
Up bow - Move your bow in an upward motion
Down bow - Move your bow in a downward motion
What does the arrow above the staff mean?
Down bow - play the note with your bow going down to the floor
Up bow - play the note with your bow going up to the sky
What note is this and how many beats does it get?
Eighth note - half a beat
Eighth note - 2 beats
Eighth note - 1 beat
Which is a quarter note?
Which note gets 4 beats?
Which note gets 2 beats?
Which note gets 3 beats?
What note is this and how many beats does it get?
quarter note - it gets 1 beat
dotted eighth note - it gets 3/4 beat
dotted half note - it gets 3 beats
dotted quarter note - it gets 1.5 beats
What note is this and how many beats does it get?
Sixteenth note - 1/4 beat
X - 10 beats
Eddie note - a whole lot of love
Eighth note - 1/2 beat
Which rest gets 2 beats?
Which rest gets 4 beats?
Which rest gets 1 beat?
Which rest gets 1/2 a beat?
Which rest gets only 1/4 of a beat?
What note is this and how do you play it?
B
2nd finger / G string
G
Open G
G
1st finger / G string
A
Open A
What note is this and how do you play it on the violin?
G
open G string
G sharp
Low 1st finger / G string
A flat
Low 1st finger / G string
B
2nd finger / G string
What note is this and how do you play it on the violin?
A flat
1st finger / G string
B flat
2nd finger / G string
A flat
Low 1st finger / G string
C
3rd finger / G string
What note is this and how do you play it on the violin?
G
Open G
A sharp
Low 2nd finger / G string
D
open D
A
1st finger / G string
What note is this and how do you play it on the violin?
A flat
1st finger / G string
B flat
Low 2nd finger / G string
You play it while changing a flat tire on your car
A
2nd finger / G string
What note is this and how do you play it on the violin?
B
2nd finger / G string
G
Open G
C
3rd finger / G string
D
Open D
What is this sign?
Sharp sign
Pound sign
Flat sign
Hashtag
What is this sign?
Sharp sign
Cursive B
Flat sign
What does an "open string" mean?
A string that is played without any fingers pressed down
A string that has only 1 finger pressed down on it
A string that is played outside in the open
What note is this and how do you play it on the violin?
C
3rd finger / G string
C
High 3rd finger / G string
B
2nd finger / G string
B
Low 2nd finger / G string
How many notes are there in a regular major scale?
0. I don't like playing scales.
4
10
8
The first and last note in a regular major scales is called ______.
Sonic
Tonic
First and Last
There are 8 notes in a major scale. The first note is called the tonic, and there are half steps (H) and whole steps (W) in the middle. What is the pattern of major scales?
Tonic - W - H - W - H - W - H - W
Half steps are every other note
Tonic - W - W - W - W - W - W - W
There are no half steps
Tonic - W - W - H - W - W - W - H
Half steps between the 3rd/4th notes and the 7th/8th notes
Where should your fingers be when you play a half step?
Close together
With a space in between
Where should your fingers be when you play a whole step?
Close together
With a space in between
What note is this and where should you play it on the violin?
C
3rd finger / G string
C sharp
High 3rd finger / G string
B sharp
2nd finger / G string
B
1st finger / A string
When you need to play a note HIGHER, you should move it closer to the ______.
Sky
Scroll
Floor
Bridge
When you need to play a note LOWER you should move it closer to the ______.
Bridge
Scroll
Neighbor's house
Kitchen. You are hungry and want to get some food.
What note is this and where should you play it on the violin?
E
1st finger / D string
A
Open A
G
Open G
D
Open D
What note is this and where should you play it on the violin?
A sharp
Low 1st finger / A string
E
1st finger / D string
D sharp
Open D
D sharp
Low 1st finger / D string
What note is this and where should you play it on the violin?
E flat
High 3rd finger / A string
E flat
Low 1st finger / D string
E
1st finger / D string
What note is this and where should you play it on the violin?
E
1st finger / D string
D
Open D
F
Low 2nd finger / D string
G
3rd finger / D string
What note is this and where should you play it on the violin?
F flat
Low 2nd finger / D string
F
Low 2nd finger / D string
G
3rd finger / D string
A
Open A
