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instruments of the orchestra quiz
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1Which instrument listed below is in the tuned percussion family
- Athe marimba
- Bmaracas
- Ccastanets
- Dclaves
2What is the highest sounding brass instrument?
- Atrombone
- Btrumpet
- Cfrench horn
- Dtuba
3only a few brass instruments have a flared end called a "bell". True or False?
- Afalse, all brass instruments have a bell
- Btrue, not all brass instruments have a bell
4What causes the pitch of a brass instrument to change?
- Ahow much you move the instrument while playing, lip pressure and slides
- Bhow hard you hit the instruments while playing, valves and lip pressure
- Chow much lip pressure you use in mouthpiece, valves and slides
- Dnone of the above
5What is the largest brass instrument?
- Abugle
- Bfrench horn
- Ctuba
- Dtrombone
6What is placed in the bell to block air flow
- A a piece of cloth
- Bslides
- Ca piece of wax
- Dmutes
7What instrument listed below is in the string family
- Afrench horn
- Bpiccolo
- Ccello
- Dtam-tam
8what order do the string instruments go from largest to smallest
- Aviolin, cello, viola, double bass
- Bdouble bass, cello, violin, viola
- Ccello, violin, viola, double bass
- Ddouble bass, cello, viola, violin
9what of the following instruments are not in the string family
- Aviola
- Bguitar
- Ccello
- Ddouble bass
10Which instrument listed below is in the tuned percussion family
- Athe marimba
- Bmaracas
- Ccastanets
- Dclaves
11the viola is written in what clef
- Atreble clef
- Bbass clef
12what is tremolo
- Ashaking the finger on the string
- Bshaking the bow hand
- Cplucking
- Dsliding up notes
13a muter is used to soften the sound on a string instrument. True or False?
- ATrue, a muter is used to soften string instrument sound
- BFalse, a muter is not used to soften string instrument sound
14what determines the different sound qualities of a woodwind instruments?
- Asize and how high in the air you play it
- Bsize and the mouthpiece
15what determines the different sound qualities of a woodwind instruments?
- Asize and how high in the air you play it
- Bsize and the mouthpiece
16a bassoon is lower in pitch than an oboe. True or False?
- Atrue
- Bfalse
17an alto saxophone is written in what clef?
- Atreble clef
- Bbass clef
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- year 7 music Quiz on instruments of the orchestra quiz, created by Helena H-C on 01/11/2013.
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