Brainlag Plus Music
Brainlag Plus MusicPlaying directions by family
The words and signs that tell each family how to make the sound: bowing and plucking for strings, mutes and flutter-tonguing for wind and brass, stopped notes on the horn, the pedals of the piano and a roll on the timpani.
Strings
| Written | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pizz. | plucked with a finger |
| arco | with the bow (after pizz.) |
| col legno | with the wood of the bow |
| sul ponticello | bowed near the bridge |
| div. | divided: the players share out the notes |
| unis. | together again on one line |
The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus Music.
Screen 1 of 4, free to read.
- 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards