Grade 4 Terms Flashcards
Strings
Violin, viola, cello, double bass
Woodwind
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Brass
Horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba
Percussion
Timpani (kettle drums), side drum, bass drum, cymbals
Treble clef
Violin, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet
Alto clef
Viola
Bass clef
Cello, double bass, bassoon, tuba and timpani
Tenor clef
Trombone
String instruments play…
2/3/4 notes simultaneously
Wind instruments play…
One note at a time
Strings and brass - con/senza sordini
With/without mutes
Strings - arco
Play with the bow
Strings - v and table shape
Bowing marks, v = up bow, table = down bow
Strings - slur
Played in one stroke of the bow
Strings - pizzicato
Plucked
Strings - sul G
Play on the G string
Strings - sul ponticello
Play near the bridge
Piano - una corda
Press the left pedal
Piano - tre chord
Release the left pedal
Piano - ped. / flower / P____|
Press/ release the right pedal
Piano - Mano
Hand
Piano - squiggly upright line
Spread the notes of the chords quickly starting from bottom note
Affettuoso
Tenderly
Affrettando
Hurrying
Amabile
Pleasant, amiable
Appassionato
With passion
Calando
Getting softer, dying away