Orchestra Instruments
Trumpets, trombones, and tubas are in this family of instruments.
What are brass instruments?
This band played the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'".
Who is Journey?
A music symbol used to show how many beats in each measure and which note value gets the beat.
What is a time signature?
A warm-up exercise for wind and brass players which requires large sustained breaths.
What are long tones?
An instrument most commonly seen with six strings. Many rock groups feature this instrument.
What is a guitar?
Flutes, Clarinets, and Saxophones are in this family of instruments.
What are woodwind instruments?
This song from the 80's band, Queen was made into a movie about the lead singer, Freddie Mercury.
What is the song "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
A symbol that looks like a fancy G, is placed at the beginning of a staff, and places G on the second-lowest line of the staff.
What is a treble clef?
A technique on snare drum that creates a sustained sound from a series of repetitive notes played close together.
What is a roll?
An instrument loved by the indigenous people of Australia who play it to accompany ceremonial dancing and singing.
What is a didgeridoo?
Bells, Snare, Bass drum, and auxiliary instruments used to play rhythms are in this family of instruments.
What are percussion instruments?
In the 80's, people listened to music on this portable cassette player that allowed people to listen to music of their choice on the move.
What is a "Walkman"?
A symbol that indicates a section should be played again.
What is a repeat sign?
Wind and brass players articulate using this technique.
What is "tonguing"?
An instrument with four strings, played with a bow and typically tuned to: G, D, A, and E.
What is a violin?
When you play a clarinet, saxophone, oboe, or bassoon you blow through this piece of wood.
What is a reed?
The 1980s are commonly remembered for an increase in the use of electronic keyboards otherwise known as ______________.
What are synthesizers?
Symbols in music such as P and F that tell the performer to vary the volume of their notes or phrases.
What are dynamics?
This device makes repeated clicking sounds at a selected speed to help players practice at a steady tempo.
What is a metronome?
This 15th century instrument was formerly known as a "sackbut" and uses a metal tube which slides to alter pitches.
What is a trombone?
The piano has this many keys, the same number as constellations in the sky.
What is 88?
This wind instrument which mimics the human voice and can be very expressive was used to play solos in many popular 80's songs.
What is a saxophone?
What is a fermata?
A warm-up for pitched instruments in which a sequence of ascending and descending pitches are played.
What is a scale?
A double reed woodwind instrument that Ms. Kuhlmann plays which has been described as "the sound of a duck".
What is an oboe?