What is the National School Orchestra Award?

Answer:

The National School Orchestra Award® is the counterpart to the Sousa Band Award® and the highest honor you can bestow upon a member of the high school orchestra to recognize excellence in playing and contributions to the ensemble.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is orchestral score?

An orchestral score or full score shows exactly what all the instruments of the orchestra play. ... A vocal score or piano score is the music for a piece for choir and singers (e.g. an opera) in which all the instrumental parts are printed on two staves so that it can be played on a piano.

Where does the harp sit in the orchestra?

There are usually one or two harps in an orchestra and they play both melody and harmony. You play the harp sitting down with your legs on either side, with the neck of the harp leaning on your right shoulder.

Who wrote the original theme on which the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is based?

Benjamin Britten

What is orchestra tuning?

An orchestra tunes itself to a very particular frequency, usually 440 hertz, a note known as A 440. The note is played by the oboist, and the rest of the orchestra tunes their instruments to match it. The oboe leads the tuning because of all the instruments, it is least affected by humidity or other weather conditions.

What is the largest orchestra family?

The strings are the largest family of instruments in the orchestra and they come in four sizes: the violin, which is the smallest, viola, cello, and the biggest, the double bass, sometimes called the contrabass.

When did Artie Shaw disband his orchestra?

1941

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What is the meaning of orchestrating?

1a : to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra The composer orchestrated the music for the symphony orchestra. b : to provide with orchestration orchestrate a ballet. 2 : to arrange or combine so as to achieve a desired or maximum effect orchestrated preparations for the banquet a carefully orchestrated stunt.

Is the euphonium in the orchestra?

The three most common instruments in orchestras are the bass, the contrabass, and the euphonium. The tubas are of course the bass instrument of the brass section, but they are more than capable of playing melodies in the tenor register.

Why is it called a orchestra pit?

The pit orchestra takes its name from the lowered area in front of a stage—the orchestra pit—where the musicians and conductor are situated during a theatrical performance.

What is a small symphony orchestra called?

An orchestra is a group of musicians playing instruments together. ... A large orchestra is sometimes called a "symphony orchestra" and a small orchestra is called a "chamber orchestra".

How large can an orchestra be?

A smaller-sized orchestra (forty to fifty musicians or fewer) is called a chamber orchestra. A full-size orchestra (eighty to one hundred musicians or more) may be called a symphony orchestra.