Instrument Families
Orchestra
Symphony orchestra
All About Mrs. Gagiu
General Orchestra Questions
100
What are the four instrument families?
Brass, Percussion, Woodwind, and Strings
100
True or False: An orchestra is not a group of musicians playing together under the direction of a conductor.
False
100

Who leads the Orchestra?

The conductor

100

What is the name of Mrs. Gagiu's cat? Spelling is required

Kelce
100
True or False: A Concert band consists of wind instruments, strings, and percussion.
False
200
Which instrument is a woodwind instrument but made out of brass?
The Saxophone
200

How many musicians are in an orchestra at a given time?

15-100

200

How many musicians are in chamber orchestra?

What is fifteen to fifty musicians?

200

Where did Mrs. Gagiu go to undergrad? 

Western Michigan University

200

What is the highest pitched brass instrument?

What is trumpet?

300

Which is the highest pitched instrument in the string family?

Violin

300
True or False: The musicians perform music specially composed for specific instruments in an orchestral performance.
True
300

What is the largest section/family in an orchestra?

String

300

What is Mrs. Gagiu's favorite animal? 

The hippo
300

What is the title of the introductory video for todays class 

Game of thrones "theme song"

400
Which two instruments belong to more than one instrument?
Piano and Guitar
400

Name six instruments in the orchestra.

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Piano........

400
Name of location of each section in a symphony orchestra.
Strings= The front Woodwinds and Brass = Middle Percussion = Back The Conductor = the middle of everything
400

What instrument does Mr. Gagiu play? 

Cello

400

Which orchestra is the largest 

Philharmonic /Symphony Orchestra

500
Which woodwind instrument require two reeds to play?
Oboe or Bassoon
500
What is the lowest sounding instrument in a orchestra?
Double Bass
500

Name two types of Orchestra.

What is Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Orchestra?

500

Where and in what did Mrs. Gagiu get her master's degree? 

The University of South Carolina and in orchestral conducting

500

What is a major difference in a concert band from an orchestra?

An Orchestra has all the families while the concert band has only wind instruments and percussion.

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