Violin Quiz
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violincat26 on May 29, 2010
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Do you think you know a lot about violin? Take this quiz to find out!
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4th Grade, The Orchestra Group
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Some definitions are from the violin book Orchestra Expressions Book One. I hope you like it!
You have better stuff though. Maybe I'll make a clarinet quiz too.
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Violin | Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family |
| G | The lowest open string on the violin |
| D | The second lowest open string on the violin |
| A | The second highest open string on the violin |
| E | The highest open string on the violin, violas and cellos do not have this string |
| Bow | A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments |
| Orchestra | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players |
| Pizzicato | Plucking the strings |
| Arco | Playing with the bow |
| Sharp | A sign that raises a note one half step |
| Flat | A sign that lowers a note one half step |
| Subdivision | The inner pulse of a beat |
| Shift | Move the left hand from one point on the fingerboard to another |
| Octave | The interval from one note to the next note of the same name, up or down |
| Scale | An arrangement of notes in ascending or descending order |
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