Sonority

Question 1

Sul ponticello

Answer 1

• Play with bow near bridge
• Metallic/eerie/buzzing

Question 2

Sul tasto

Answer 2

• Play with bow over fingerboard
• Soft/distorted

Question 3

Tremolo

Answer 3

• Play note very quickly back and forward (any notes)
• Shimmery/mysterious

Question 4

Glissando

Answer 4

• Continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes
• Magical

Question 5

Trumpet mute

Answer 5

• Device brass players use to lower volume and/or alter the timbre (tonal quality) of instrument
• Shrill/piercing

Question 6

Pizzicato

Answer 6

• String plucked with fingers

Question 7

Note bending

Answer 7

• variable microtonal lowering of the third, seventh, and occasionally fifth degrees of the major scale

Question 8

Multiphonics

Answer 8

• Performing two or more tones simultaneously on instrument designed to play 1 note at a time

Question 9

Fall - offs

Answer 9

• A note of definite pitch sliding downwards to another note of definite pitch
• Jazzy

Question 10

Microtones

Answer 10

• Intervals smaller than 1 semitone

Question 11

Sustain pedal

Answer 11

• On far right, hold down to hold sounds over

Question 12

Soft pedal/Una corda

Answer 12

• On far left, hitting less strings
• Soft/delegate

Question 13

Key clicks

Answer 13

• Short percussive sounds made by the keys

Question 14

Double stop

Answer 14

• Playing 2 notes simultaneously on string instrument

Question 15

con sordino

Answer 15

mute

Question 16

divisi

Answer 16

divide single section of instruments into multiple subsections

Question 17

col legno

Answer 17

strike string w stick of bow

Question 18

pizzicato

Answer 18

pluck strings

Question 19

arco

Answer 19

play w bow

Question 20

harmonics

Answer 20

strings oscillate at numerous modes simultaneously