Intro to the Orchestra
The Conductor
Violin and Viola
Cello and Double Bass
Random!
100
Stringed instruments that produce sound from rubbing or plucking tightly stretched strings are also known as these.
What are chordophones?
100
Conductors often use one of these to direct the musicians.
What is a Baton.
100
The Violin and Viola are both higher pitched stringed instruments, but this one is the lower pitched instrument of the two.
What is the Viola.
100
The Cello and Double Bass are the two lower pitched instruments of the string family. This instrument is the higher pitched instrument out of the two.
What is Cello.
100
This is the maximum number of Double Basses that are usually found in an orchestra.
What is 8?
200
These two instrument families of the orchestra can also be called Aerophones.
What are Woodwind and Brass instruments.
200
With the baton, a conductor traces these in the air for the musicians to see.
What are Beat Patterns?
200
Generally, Violins and Violas are made of these two types of wood.
What are Spruce and Maple.
200
Instead of a chin rest, the Cello and Double Bass have this piece that allows them to rest on the floor.
What is an End Pin.
200
The strings of stringed instruments used to be made from this, but are now made of steel and nylon.
What is gut?
300
Percussion instruments in the orchestra are also known as these.
What are membranophones and idiophones?
300
The conductor controls things like this (the speed of the music) and this (the volume of the music).
What are Tempo and Dynamics.
300
This happens when a string player rolls his or her hand back and forth on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument.
What is Vibrato.
300
The Cello used to be called this. The "Cello" is actually a shortened name for the instrument.
What is the Violoncello?
300
There are usually up to this many violins found in an orchestra.
What is 30?
400
These are the four instrument families represented in an Orchestra.
What are Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion?
400
These are the three basic beat patterns used by conductors.
What are duple, triple, and quadruple?
400
When a string player plucks the strings instead of using a bow it's called this.
What is Pizzicato
400
The bows used to play the Cello and Double Bass, as well as the violin and viola are made of this.
What is Horse Hair?
400
A maximum of 12 of these instruments is usually found in an orchestra.
What is the Cello.
500
The basic make-up of the Orchestra was first established in this century, during this period of music.
What are the 18th century and the Classical Period of music?
500
By using a baton to conduct each beat, the conductor makes this little bounce very visible on each beat.
What is an ictus.
500
The Violin and Viola were invented in this country and in this century.
What is Italy in the 16th century.
500
The double bass has been called many names. These are three of them.
What are Contrabass, String Bass, and just Bass?
500
Well-made bows are usually made from this kind of wood.
What is Pernambuco.
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