6th Grade Orchestra Vocabulary

Fast Tempo

curved line that connects notes of the SAME pitch to make one longer note

Gradually get louder

Play with short, crisp bow strokes, stopping the bow between each note.

Curved line that connects two notes of DIFFERENT pitches played smoothly in one bow stroke.

Play loud or full

the interval from one note to the next note with that name, 8 steps higher or lower

the choice of instruments used to play the music

Clef that circles the pitch G used for higher sounding instruments

PULL the bow from frog to tip

A vertical line that divides staff into measures

Means the same as 4/4 time

music that comes before the first full measure

To place special emphasis on a note with the bow

Top number = beats per measure; Bottom number = what note gets the beat

interval consisting of two half steps

Medium Tempo

Tempo is the speed of the beat

The Key Signature tells you..

Piece of music featuring two different parts played or sung together

rest for the number of measures indicated

distance between two pitches

This is called...

Walking Tempo

Playing a piece of music for the very first time is called sight-reading

short lines used for notes above or below the staff

Clef that puts two dots around F for lower sounding instruments

This symbol RAISES the pitch by a 1/2 step...

The final section of a piece of music

play softly

smallest interval used in Western music

only one person plays or sings

Reminder that the bar line has cancelled an accidental, often placed in parentheses

play medium soft

5 lines and 4 spaces that music is written on

Tutti

Playing the same music at different times is called a round

Play medium loud

This symbol CANCELS a sharp...

music that accompanies the melody; two or more notes played at the same time. 

Play with the bow

Play with a bounced bow stroke

Notes of a chord sounded one after another

thin and thick line marking the end of the music

Pluck the string

Clef that places "C" on the middle line; violas read this clef

Reset or lift the bow

Symbol that alters the pitch of a note until the end of the measure

PUSH the bow from tip to frog

Gradually get softer

How loud or soft the music is played is referred to as...

Hold the note or rest longer than its usual value

Play the music again

a musical sentence, often 4 or 8 measures long

The area between two bar lines