Please print the puzzles and fill them in. You can turn them in for extra credit. Oh, yes, 
these vocabulary words will probably be on a quiz! Have fun and learn, too!
These are the orchestra vocabulary words we have used or are using in our study of and performing of orchestral music at the 5th/8th grade level. You should know the word, the correct spelling, the definition and be able to demonstrate it on your instrument! Whew! I already know you can do this. We do much of it every day! See what you know. GOOD LUCK!
| Beat | ___ | The pulse of the music. | |
| Quarter Note | ___ | Equals one beat of sound in 4/4 time. | |
| Quarter Rest | ___ | Equals one beat of silence in 4/4 time. | |
| Staff | ___ | Has 5 lines and 4 spaces on which we write notes. | |
| Bar Lines | ___ | Vertical lines which divide the staff into measures. | |
| Measures | ___ | Sections of the staff divided by bar lines. | |
| Treble Clef | ___ | Indicates a set of note names for violin. | |
| Alto Clef | ___ | Indicates a set of note names for viola. | |
| Bass Clef | ___ | Indicates a set of note names for cello or string bass. | |
| Time Signature | ___ | Tells us how many beats are in a measure and what | |
| kind of note gets one beat. | |||
| Double Bar | ___ | A vertical skinny line and fat line indicates the end of | |
| piece of music. | |||
| Four Strings | ___ | The number of strings on the violin, viola, cello or bass. | |
| Bow | ___ | A stick with horse hair, a frog and a tip we use to play | |
| music notes. | |||
| Sharp | ___ | Raises the pitch of a note. | |
| Dynamics | ___ | The volume of music. | |
| Crescendo | ___ | Gradually get louder. | |
| Decrescendo | ___ | Gradually get softer. | |
| Scale | ___ | A series of notes in ascending or descending order. | |
| Down Bow | ___ | Move the bow to the right. Symbol looks like a table. | |
| Up Bow | ___ | Move the bow to the left. Symbol looks like a "V". | |
| Eighth Note | ___ | Equals 1/2 beat of sound. | |
| Repeat Sign | ___ | Two dots surrounding the middle line means go back | |
| and play the section again. | |||
| Half Rest | ___ | Sits on the middle line and gets two beats of silence. | |
| Chord | ___ | Two or more notes played at the same time. | |
| Key Signature | ___ | Tells us what notes to play with sharps or flats. | |
| Dotted Half Note | ___ | Gets three beats of sound. | |
| Tie | ___ | A curved line that connects notes of the SAME pitch. | |
| Slur | ___ | A curved line that connects notes of DIFFERENT pitches. | |
| Tempo | ___ | The speed of music. | |
| Allegro | ___ | A fast tempo | |
| Moderato | ___ | A medium tempo | |
| Andante | ___ | A slow walking tempo | |
| Ledger Lines | ___ | Lines that extend the staff above or below to add more | |
| notes. | |||
| Upbeat | ___ | A note or notes that appear before the first full measure. | |
| Fine | ___ | The end | |
| D.C. al Fine | ___ | Go back to the beginning and play to the fine. | |
| Natural | ___ | Cancels a sharp or a flat. | |
| Half Step | ___ | The smallest distance between two notes. | |
| Whole Step | ___ | Two half steps. | |
| Whole Note | ___ | Gets four beats of sound in 4/4 time. | |
| Whole Rest | ___ | Gets four beats of silence in 4/4 time. | |
| Staccato | ___ | Play with a stopped bow stroke. Notes are marked with a | |
| ___ | dot above or below. | ||
| Hooked Bowing | ___ | Two or more staccato notes played in the same direction. | |
| Forte | ___ | Loud dynamic. | |
| Piano | ___ | Soft dynamic. | |
| Tuner Box | ___ | Plays the note "A" to which we tune the instruments. | |
| Accidental | ___ | A note altered by a flat, sharp or natural sign that is not | |
| ___ | part of the key signature. | ||
| Ritardando (rit.) | ___ | Gradually slow down. | |
| Rallentando (rall.) | ___ | Gradually slow down. | |
| Accelerando | ___ | Gradually speed up. | |
| Simili (sim.) | ___ | Play the same as. | |
| Diminuendo (dim.) | ___ | Gradually get softer. | |
