Strings
What four-stringed instrument is small, wooden, and played by drawing a bow across its strings?
Violin
What is the highest-pitched woodwind instrument in the orchestra and military band?
Piccolo
Which percussion instrument has metal wires stretched across its bottom drumhead, producing its distinctive buzzing sound?
Which brass instrument is commonly found in B♭ and has tubing that would measure nearly 5 feet if uncoiled?
Trumpet
What classification of art includes art forms whose medium can be heard?
Auditory Arts
Which string instrument is slightly larger than the violin and has a lower, warmer sound?
Viola
Which reedless woodwind instrument produces sound through the flow of air across an opening?
Flute
Which percussion instrument consists of a large bowl with a stretched head and can be tuned to specific pitches?
Timpani
Which brass instrument resembles a short trumpet and produces a warm, mellow tone?
Cornet
Auditory arts are experienced primarily through what sense?
Hearing
Which is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in a modern symphony orchestra?
Double Bass
What double-reed instrument is traditionally used to give the orchestra its tuning note?
Oboe
What percussion instrument is made from a metal rod bent into a triangle with one open corner
Triangle
Which brass instrument changes pitch using a telescoping slide?
Trombone
Auditory arts are expressed through what medium and experienced over what dimension?
Sound and Time
This instrument is about six feet tall, resembles the number 7, and has 47 strings. What is it?
Harp
Despite its name, this instrument is neither English nor a horn. It is actually a French variant of the oboe family with a pear-shaped bell. What is it?
English Horn
Which percussion instrument is made of tuned wooden bars that are struck with mallets?
Which brass instrument has circular coiled tubing, a backward-facing bell, and a rich, mellow tone?
French Horn
Give two examples of auditory arts mentioned in the lesson.
Music and Literature
According to ancient Greek mythology, which god supposedly invented this U-shaped string instrument using a tortoise shell and animal gut strings?
Lyre — Hermes
Which woodwind instrument jumps by an octave and a fifth, or a 12th, when its register key is pressed?
Clarinet
Which percussion instrument can produce specific musical notes by using a foot pedal to tighten or loosen its drumhead?
Timpani
Which brass instrument allows the musician to create a seamless continuous pitch glide by physically moving its slide?
Trombone
A form of art is experienced through hearing, uses sound as its medium, and unfolds over time. What classification does it belong to?
Auditory Arts