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Andante Facts

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    Facts from Essential Elements for Strings Book I
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  • What key has no sharps or flats?
    C
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  • What key has one sharp.
    G
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  • What key has two sharps?
    D
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  • Two notes, played staccato, in the same bow direction is called what?
    Hooked bowing.
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  • An _____________ is a chord whose pitches are played one at a time.
    arpeggio
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  • What kind of scale is played with all half steps?
    Chromatic
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  • What sign cancels a sharp or flat?
    A natural sign.
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  • A note that appears before the first full measure is called what?
    An upbeat or pickup note.
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  • Two different notes connected with a curved line is what?
    A slur.
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  • Two of the same notes connected with a curved line is called what?
    A tie.
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  • A dotted half note equals how many quarter notes?
    Three
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  • What are the numbers (one on top of the other) at the beginning of a piece of music called?
    Time signature
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  • Common time is the same as what time signature?
    4/4
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  • Small lines that extend the staff higher or lower are called what?
    Ledger lines.
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  • Who wrote Ode to Joy?
    Beethoven
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  • Who wrote The Surprise Symphony?
    Haydn
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