Brass
What can be used to change the tone of Brass instruments?
Mute
What two ways are percussion instruments played?
mallets and sticks
What is the lowest string instrument?
String Bass/Double Bass
Which instrument is most commonly mistaken for Brass?
Saxophone
Name the creator of Moonlight Sonata.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
What is the only Brass instrument that uses slides?
Name 1 of the 3 ways percussion instruments are played
Striking, shaking, or scraping
What instrument has the most strings?
Harp
Name 3 Woodwind Instruments
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The frequency of C# 4 is (in Hertz).
About 275 Hz
What instrument has the name of a country?
French Horn
Which instrument uses neither mallets nor sticks?
Acoustic piano & cymbals (depending on the occasion)
Violin
What is the shortest woodwind?
Piccolo
This instrument was patented in 1856 and featured a double-reed. It was used to replace oboes and bassoons in outdoor band music. What instrument was it?
Sarrusophone
How do you play a Brass Instrument?
Which instruments are suspended?
Chimes
What methods are used in the String family to create sound?
They are Bow or Plucked
How do you play Woodwind instruments?
Blowing into the mouthpiece
Name 3 devices that use a keyboard. (Name 5 or more for the Daily Double!)
Piano, MIDI, Organ, Harmonium, Laptop
What are the two things do brass instruments use to change pitches?
Valves and Slides
What is the only drum-like instrument that is pitched?
Timpani
Which instrument uses electricity to generate sound?
Electric Guitar
How are the Woodwind sounds created
Vibrations from a reed with the mouthpiece or just the mouthpiece.
This musical instrument gained popularity when it was mentioned in the Canterbury Tales, but has been depicted in art as early as 1000 B.C. Its unique appearance makes it easy to distinguish – especially because of its air reservoir, melody pipe, and drone.
Bagpipes