Can you name the common string instrument terms?

created by kstan13
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orchestrastring instrumentsclassical
'sporano'0
'alto'0
'tenor'0
'bass'0
term for drawing the bow across the string0
term for plucking the string0
pulling the string with the right hand to make a snap0
when notes are played on adjacent strings creating atwo-tone harmony0
left hand technique where the pitch is varied in a pulsating rhythm0
lightly touching the string creates this phenomenon0
smooth, separated bowing technique0
smooth, connected bow stroke0
orchestrastring instrumentsclassical
hammered bow stroke, bell like0
on the string short and detached0
stuck or glued. this stroke is started with a motionless heavily weighted bow; often starting at the frog0
off the string bounced bowstroke0
off the string technique where the stick of the bow bounces but the hair does not0
moving the bow rapidly and not in measured rhythm0
bowing technoque played on the wood of the bow0
throwing or dropping the bow so that it bounces two or more succesive times0
play near the bridge0
two or more notes on a single bow0
con sordino0
quality of the sound or what distingusihes the sound from others of the same pitch0
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String Instrument terms Quiz

  1. by kstan13
  • Created May 17, 2010 in Music
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