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Violin Test: Check Your Knowledge and Technique

Quick, free violin quiz to check your skills. Instant results.

Editorial: Review CompletedCreated By: Luke ImpUpdated Aug 28, 2025
Difficulty: Moderate
Questions: 15
Study OutcomesAdditional Reading
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This violin test helps you review bowing, tuning, reading, and ensemble basics in 15 quick questions. See what you know, spot gaps, and plan your next practice with clear results. For more music drills, try the guitar chord quiz, the key signature quiz, or the trumpet quiz.

How many strings does a standard full-size violin have?
3
4
6
5
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The violin part is usually written in bass clef.
True
False
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Which sequence shows the violin's standard tuning from lowest to highest?
A D G B
G D A E
C G D A
E A D G
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Which mechanism is used to tighten or loosen the bow hair?
Chinrest clamp
Fine tuner
Pegbox
Frog screw
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Rosin is applied to the strings to keep them clean.
False
True
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Pernambuco, a prized bow wood, originates from which country?
France
India
Brazil
Italy
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Fine tuners are located on the pegbox of the violin.
True
False
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What aspect of the sound does vibrato primarily modulate?
Volume
Tempo
Pitch
Timbre only
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Spiccato is a smooth, fully connected slurred bow stroke.
True
False
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Which instruction tells the player to bow near the bridge for a glassy, bright tone?
Martelé
Sul tasto
Sul ponticello
Detache
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The soundpost inside the violin is glued to the plates.
True
False
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What is the primary function of the bass bar in a violin?
To decorate the interior
To reinforce the top plate and enhance bass response
To hold the bridge upright
To anchor the tailpiece
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Artificial harmonics on violin commonly use a stopped first finger and a lightly touching fourth finger a perfect fourth above.
True
False
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Which maker is associated with the label "del Gesù"?
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
Andrea Amati
Carlo Bergonzi
Giuseppe Guarneri
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Baroque violins typically had a flatter bridge curve than modern violins.
False
True
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The typical mensur (nut to bridge string length) of a full-size violin is about 328 mm.
False
True
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Relative to the bridge, where is the soundpost typically positioned in a modern setup?
Just behind the treble foot of the bridge
Directly beneath the bridge center
Midway between f-holes
Under the bass foot of the bridge
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Helmholtz motion in bowed strings involves a stick-slip cycle producing an approximate sawtooth velocity waveform.
False
True
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Which 18th-century treatise by Leopold Mozart systematically explains violin playing and style?
C.P.E. Bach's Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
Jean-Philippe Rameau's Traite de l'harmonie
Geminiani's The Art of Playing on the Violin (solely about composition)
Leopold Mozart's Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule
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The typical modern E string on a violin is made of pure unwound gut.
True
False
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Study Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate fundamental violin techniques including bowing, intonation, and fingering.
  2. Interpret musical compositions by applying expressive phrasing and dynamic contrast.
  3. Apply performance skills effectively in both solo and ensemble settings.
  4. Evaluate personal practice routines to foster technical improvement and musicality.

Violin Additional Reading

Here are some top-notch resources to enhance your violin studies:

  1. This guide offers a curated selection of technique books, professional journals, and catalog browsing tips to refine your violin skills.
  2. A practical guide with exercises for students and teachers, focusing on modern violin techniques and repertoire.
  3. This course examines scale fingerings, arpeggios, bowings, articulations, and rhythmic patterns through single scales and double stops.
  4. A comprehensive book featuring 400 exercises and 45 musical studies covering positions 1 through 5, suitable for advanced beginners to upper-level students.
  5. A dissertation offering insights from interviews with seven professional violinists on their practice and performance techniques.
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