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Orchestral techniques

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
lift bow
b)
recover
c)
breath mark
d)
all of the above
2.
a)
hooked bowing
b)
staccato legato
c)
breath mark
d)
dotted dots
3.
a)
down bow
b)
up bow
c)
slur
d)
martele
4.
aka ricochet
a)
jete
b)
machinato
c)
slurred stop
d)
flamparadiddle-diddle
5.
pizz
a)
sforzando
b)
accent
c)
pizzicato
d)
pasta
6.
a)
spiccato
b)
bouncing
c)
off the string
d)
all of the above
7.
a)
tremolo
b)
flutter
c)
thirty second note
d)
sul tasto
8.
a)
lift bow 
b)
down bow
c)
up bow
d)
accent
9.
a)
lift bow 
b)
down bow
c)
up bow
d)
accent
10.
a)
stacker
b)
double stop
c)
divide
d)
twofers
11.
a)
smiley emoji
b)
staccato
c)
slur
d)
slurred staccato
12.
What are the little circles representing?
a)
emojis
b)
positions
c)
arpeggios
d)
harmonics
13.
col legno
a)
with force
b)
at the frog
c)
with the wood
d)
muted
14.
regular bowing
a)
legato
b)
detache
c)
spiccato
d)
dinero
15.
a)
trill
b)
accent
c)
glissando
d)
fingered tremolo
16.
a)
biting
b)
sforzando
c)
fortezoom
d)
buzz note
17.
a)
scoop
b)
portamento
c)
slide
d)
slur
18.

Name the strings of a cello

a)

E, A, D, G

b)

F, A, C, E

c)

G. B, D, F, A

d)

A, D, G, C

19.

What is the main ingredient in rosin?

a)

Peppermint

b)

Tree Sap

c)

Sand

d)

Sugar

20.

What is bow hair made out of?

a)

String

b)

Cotton

c)

Cat guts

d)

Horse Hair

21.

What is Pizzicato?

a)

Plucking the strings

b)

Short bows

c)

Bouncing bows

d)

A spicy Italian meatball

22.

Which symbol means down bow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

It is important to loosen your bow before putting it away

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is a double stop?

a)

A half rest followed by a quarter rest

b)

Looking at your stand partner when he or she makes a mistake

c)

Playing two notes together at one time

d)

Plucking the strings

25.

First finger on the D string is which note?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

H

d)

E

26.

Which of the following is a famous violinist?

a)

Yo Yo Ma

b)

Itzhak Perlman

c)

Beyonce

d)

Professor X

27.

What is this?

a)

Staccato

b)

Glissando

c)

Ricochet

d)

Martele

28.

What is this?

a)

Vibrato

b)

Tremolo

c)

Staccato

d)

Spicatto

29.

What is this?

a)

Piano

b)

Pianissimo

c)

Pianissississimo

d)

Mezzo Piano

30.

What is this?

a)

Fermata

b)

Rest

c)

Caesura

d)

Trill

31.

What does arco mean?

a)

Play with bow

b)

Play pizzicato

c)

Play softly

d)

Don't play, it's a rest!

32.

What does arco mean?

a)

Play with bow

b)

Play pizzicato

c)

Play softly

d)

Don't play, it's a rest!

33.

What does 8va mean?

a)

One octave up

b)

One octave down

c)

8 notes up

d)

8 notes down

34.

What are the numbers?

a)

Left hand fingerings

b)

Left hand position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)

c)

Amount of ledger lines

35.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Up bow
b)
Bow lift
c)
Down bow
d)
Play soft
36.
what are some parts of the violin ?
a)
f hole,scroll,pegs
b)
mouth piece,ligature,barrel
c)
leadpipe,tuning slide,finger buttons
d)
violin
37.
what are the strings of the violin in order?
a)
G,E,A,D
b)
G,D,A,E
c)
D,E,G,A
d)
F,A,C,E
38.
what is #9 ?
a)
f hole 
b)
pegs
c)
scroll
d)
chin rest
39.
what is #1?
a)
pegs
b)
scroll
c)
tail piece 
d)
finger board
40.
what type of scale is this ?
a)
g major
b)
d major
c)
all of the above
41.
what type of scale is this ?
a)
g major
b)
d major 
c)
a major
d)
all of the above
42.
what are some parts of the violin ?
a)
f hole,scroll,pegs
b)
mouth piece,ligature,barrel
c)
leadpipe,tuning slide,finger buttons
d)
violin
43.
Name the smallest and highest pitched instrument.
a)
cello
b)
violin
c)
viola
d)
harp
44.
Name the largest and lowest pitched instrument.
a)
violin
b)
cello
c)
double bass
d)
viola
45.
How many strings the harp has?
a)
22
b)
4
c)
6
d)
47
46.
How many strings the violin has?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
47
47.
Name the instrument which is held between the knees.
a)
viola
b)
violin
c)
cello
d)
guitar
48.
What material is used to create the bows?
a)
plastic
b)
metal
c)
endpin
d)
horse hair
49.
All string instruments are made of different kinds of?
a)
plastic
b)
wood
c)
horse hair
d)
strings
50.
In a string quartet, there are usually 2 violins, a viola and a ___________.
a)
double bass
b)
cello
c)
harp
d)
violin