Orchestra Exam Review Guide

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 1 person
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/56

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

57 Terms

1
New cards

Order of Sharps

FCGDAEB

2
New cards

Order of Flats

BEADGCF

3
New cards

Whole step/half step pattern of major scale

WWHWWWH

4
New cards

Definition of articulations

Style of bowing

5
New cards

Hooked bowing

Bow moves in same direction with separations

6
New cards

Slurs

Connect 2 or more notes of different pitch on same bow

7
New cards

Staccato

To play with separation

8
New cards

Ties

Connect 2 or more notes of same pitch on same bow

9
New cards

Marcato

Marked style

10
New cards

PAWS

Placement, angle, weight speed- ways to affect bow articulation

11
New cards

Accent >

Indicates accent

12
New cards

Accent ^

Indicates accent

13
New cards

Accent Ꞌ

Indicates accent

14
New cards

Crescendo

Gradually get louder

15
New cards

Decrescendo

Gradually get softer

16
New cards

Diminuendo

Gradually get softer

17
New cards

Subito

Suddenly

18
New cards

Morendo

Die away

19
New cards

DC

Da Capo, go to beginning

20
New cards

DS

Dal Segno, go to the sign

21
New cards

Coda

Alternate ending to a piece of music

22
New cards

Fine

Finish or the end

23
New cards

Allargando

Gradually slower while getting louder or fuller

24
New cards

Accelerando

Gradually get faster

25
New cards

A tempo

Back to previous tempo after ritardando

26
New cards

Rubato

Musical flexibility in tempo

27
New cards

Con moto

With motion

28
New cards

Piu mosso

More motion

29
New cards

Stringendo

Gradually speeding up

30
New cards

Simple meter subdivision

Beat is subdivisible by two

31
New cards

Compound meter subdivision

Beat is subdivisible by three

32
New cards

Time signature- top number

How many notes in a measure

33
New cards

Time signature- bottom number

Type of note getting one beat

34
New cards

Dot to the right of a note

Adds half of the value of a note onto itself

35
New cards

Meno

Less

36
New cards

Piu

More

37
New cards

Poco

Little

38
New cards

Con sordino

With mute

39
New cards

Col legno

Play with stick of bow

40
New cards

Sul ponticello

Play over the bridge

41
New cards

Sul tasto

Play over the fingerboard

42
New cards

Cantabile

In a singing style

43
New cards

Melody

Main line of a piece of music

44
New cards

Harmony

Supports the theme or melody

45
New cards

Bass Line

Foundational line in music

46
New cards

Dolce

Sweetly

47
New cards

Con fuoco

With fire

48
New cards

Sempre

Always

49
New cards

Concerto grosso

Concerto featuring a group of soloists

50
New cards

Solo

One player

51
New cards

Soli

Section solo

52
New cards

Tutti

Everyone

53
New cards

Treble

Violin, viola, cello, bass

54
New cards

Alto

Viola

55
New cards

Bass

Cello, bass

56
New cards

Tenor

Cello, bass

57
New cards

Transposing string instrument

Double bass, transposes one octave