WorksheetsOrchestra Symbols and Vocab
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
What does this symbol mean?
Forte
loud
F Major
Full bow
What does this symbol mean?
Half Rest
Whole Rest
Quarter Rest
End the piece
What does this symbol mean?
Half Rest
Whole Rest
Quarter Rest
End the piece
What does this symbol mean?
Half Rest
Whole Rest
Quarter Rest
End the piece
What does this symbol mean?
Half Rest
Whole Rest
Quarter Rest
End the piece
What does this symbol mean?
Move bow from the frog to tip
Move bow from the tip to frog
Move bow towards the fingerboard
Move bow towards the bridge
What does this symbol mean?
Move bow from the frog to tip
Move bow from the tip to frog
Move bow towards the fingerboard
Move bow towards the bridge
What does this symbol mean?
Up Bow
Down Bow
Side Bow
No Bow
What does this symbol mean?
Up Bow
Down Bow
Side Bow
No Bow
What does this symbol mean?
Natural
Sharp
Square
Posture
What does this symbol mean?
Natural
Sharp
Square
Posture
What does this symbol mean?
Coda
Sharp
Sign
Start
What does this symbol mean?
End the piece
Repeat
Rest
Look at the conductor
What does this symbol mean?
The sign
Capo
Coda
Start
Name this part of the bow.
(a)
What is the name of this part of the bow?
Tightener
Loosener
Adjusting Screw
Stick
What style does this symbol tell a musician to play?
Staccato
Legato
Accent
Tenuto
What style does this symbol tell a musician to play?
Staccato
Legato
Accent
Tenuto
What does staccato mean?
Short and separated
Long and smooth
Plucking the string with your finger
Tap the string with the stick of the bow
What does legato mean?
Short and separated
Long and smooth
Plucking the string with your finger
Tap the string with the stick of the bow
What does pizzicato (pizz.) mean?
Short and separated
Long and smooth
Plucking the string with your finger
Tap the string with the stick of the bow
What does arco mean?
Play with the bow
Stop playing
Plucking the string with your finger
Tap the string with the stick of the bow
How many beats does a dotted half note receive in 4/4 time?
2 beats
3 beats
4 beats
1.5 beats
How many spaces are on the musical staff?
2
4
6
8
How many lines are on the musical staff?
1
3
5
7
What kind of note is this?
Whole Note
Half Note
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
What kind of note is this?
Whole Note
Half Note
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
What kind of note is this?
Whole Note
Half Note
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
What kind of note is this?
Whole Note
Half Note
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
A crescendo means to ...
Gradually get quieter
Play loud all the time
Play the same way as before
Gradually get louder
A decrescendo means to ...
Gradually get quieter
Play quiet all the time
Play the same way as before
Gradually get louder
What extends the music staff higher or lower?
Ledger Line
Line Note
Help Line
Count Line
What do dynamics tell us in music?
Speed
Range
Volume
Area
What does tempo tell us in music?
Speed
Volume
Area
Force
Which word is described as "the pulse of music"?
Tempo
Dynamics
Beat
Note
What does pitch describe?
How long a note is
What style to play a note
What note to play next
How high or low a note is
What does a key signature tell you?
What notes to play in a piece
How many beats are in each measure
How fast to play a piece
What notes are sharp or flat in a piece of music
This curved line connects two or more different notes.
Slur
Tie
This curved line connects two or more of the same note.
Slur
Tie
What does PAWS stand for?
Placement, Accent, Warm Speed
Pressure, Arm, Wait, Speed,
Placement, Angle, Weight, Speed
Pressure, Angle, Wide, Slim
What do you use PAWS for?
Controlling your posture
Controlling your bow
Controlling your stand partner
Controlling the speed of the music
Which notes are sharp in the C major scale?
F# & C#
F# & G#
B and C
None
This pattern uses each letter of the musical alphabet once and starts and ends on the same note.
Scale
Arpeggio
Step
Skip
This is the smallest distance between two notes.
Half Step
Whole Step
Octave
Natural
What is an interval?
The measure of volume you play
The style that you play
The distance between two notes
The number of pitches in a scale
In music notation, what symbol is used to raise a note by a half step?
Flat
Natural
Sharp
Slur
What does it mean to play a note "accented"?
Play the note slower than all others
Play the note faster than all others
Smooth and connected
Add emphasis at the beginning of a note
What does a clef sign tell a musician?
How loud or soft to play
How many beats are in a measure
What the letter names are for the lines and spaces
How many sharps are in a piece of music
What part of the instrument is indicated?
Bridge
Pegs
Shoulder
Tailpiece
Scroll
What part of the instrument is indicated?
Bridge
Pegs
Shoulder
Tailpiece
Scroll
What part of the instrument is indicated?
Bridge
Pegs
Shoulder
Tailpiece
Scroll
What part of the instrument is indicated?
Bridge
Pegs
Shoulder
Tailpiece
Scroll
What part of the instrument is indicated?
Bridge
Pegs
Shoulder
Tailpiece
Scroll
What does a "rest" signify in music notation?
A loud note
A high note
A period of silence
The end of a piece
