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Advanced String Quiz

Try to answer 7 questions correctly.


1. What is the term used to describe a series of pitches in one bow??

A tie
A run
A slur
A fermata

2. An ensemble of 4 musicians is known as:

Quartet
Quintet
Trio
Duet

3. When string players play a single note many times very quickly, it is known as:

a trill
a tremelo
a glissando
a grace note

4. When a string player enhances a pitch by movement of finger and arm, this is called:.

an accent
vibrato
a bowing
a trill

5. A standard string quartet is composed of?:

3 violins, 1 cello
2 violas, 2 cellos
1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello

6. Which of these terms indicates a slower tempo?

Allegro
Presto
Andante
Rubato

7. In 4/4 meter, if you added a whole note, half note, dotted half note, and 6 eighth notes together, what is the total?:

8
10
12
13

8. A series of pitches that moves up and down by whole or half step is called?

a scale
a measure
an interval
a glissando

9. A viola reads the _____ clef.

bass
treble
tenor
alto

10. When string players move their hands on the fingerboard to reach higher notes, this is known as?

shifting
stretching
extending
sliding



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