The Bow | Theory | Left Hand | Rhythm | Parts Of The Instrument |
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What is on top of the stick
For a violin/viola bow hold, this is where the pinky is located
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What is the staff
This contains five lines and four spaces
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What is the left hand
This hand presses the strings down on the fingerboard
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What is a half note
A note that gets two beats
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What are fine tuners
Mrs Baumgarner tunes very precisely with these
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What is the hair
This part of the bow comes from a horses tail
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What is a measure
This is a section of music separated by bar lines
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What is ring finger
This finger is your 3rd finger
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What is the Time Signature
This symbol tells us how many beats per measure and what kind of note gets the beat
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What is the scroll
This part is purely decorative
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What is down bow
This bowing moves from the frog to the tip
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What is tempo
The speed of a piece of music
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What is E
This note is played by pressing down one finger on the D string
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What is silence
What we hear during a beat of rest
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What is the neck
You should always hold the instrument by this part
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What is the tightening screw
This part of the bow tightens and loosens the hair
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What are dynamics
This is the loud and soft in a piece of music
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What is the wrist
"Crushing The Bear Family" refers to the collapsing of this body part
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What is an eighth note
This note gets 1/2 a beat
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What is the bridge
This part is held in place only by tension
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What is the thumb
This should always be curved to prevent tension in the hand
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What is a repeat sign
This symbol tells us to play a section again
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What is hover above the string
When lifting fingers off the string, your fingers should always do this
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What is subdividing
Pulsing ones voice to the eighth note
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What is the sound post
This piece vibrates on the inside of your instrument
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