Grade 4: instruments PD Flashcards
0
Q
senza sordini (or senza sord.)
A
without mutes
*strings and brass only
1
Q
con sordini (or con sord.)
A
with mutes
*strings and brass only
2
Q
arco
A
play with the bow (a direction adter pizzicato) *string
3
Q
slur (strings)
A
A slur ocer or under notes means that they are to be played in one stroke of the bow (either up or down)
4
Q
pizzicato
A
plucked
Strings
5
Q
sul G
A
play on the G string
*strings
6
Q
sul ponticelli
A
play near the bridge
*strings
7
Q
una corda (literally ‘one string’)
A
press the left pedal
*piano
8
Q
tre corde (literally ‘three strings’
A
release the left pedal
*piano
9
Q
mano
A
Hand: mano sinistra or m.s. (left hand);
mano destra or m.d. (right hand)
*piano
