Brass
What is the highest-pitched brass instrument?
Trumpet
Which woodwind is used in orchestras for tuning?
Oboe
How many different grips are there for playing snare drum?
2, matched and traditional
Who wrote “The Planets?”
Gustav Holst
What does it mean to Crescendo?
To grow louder
I have seven positions and come in many varieties, the most common of which are bass and tenor. What am I called?
Trombone
This woodwind instrument has the deepest sound in its family.
-Bassoon
-Bass clarinet
-Contrabassoon
Contrabassoon
How many instruments are there in the keyboard percussion family?
5, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, glockenspiel, and chimes
Who wrote the music of “The Rite of Spring?”
Igor Stravinksy
What does Ritardando mean?
to gradually decrease in speed
Which of these instruments is not in a traditional English-style brass band?
-Bass Trombone
-Flugel Horn
-French horn
French Horn
What non-woodwind instrument is included in a woodwind quintet?
French Horn
What percussion instrument is also commonly known as the kettle drums?
Timpani
Symphony Number 9 in E minor is popularly known as the 'New World Symphony'. Who composed it?
Antonin Dvorak
What does legato mean?
Smooth and connected
I have no valves, like many of my brass cousins, and yet I also lack a slide. You would know me best for my military calls. Who am I?
Bugle
Which of these piccolo instruments doesn’t actually exist?
-Piccolo clarinet
-Piccolo heckelphone
-Piccolo saxophone
Piccolo Saxophone
In a jazz band, which of the following instruments is never used in the percussion section?
-Vibraphone
-Bass drum
-Gong
Gong
Musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is, perhaps, one of the best-known composers in Western (art) music. During which musical historical period was he active?
Classical
What does marcato mean?
"march-like" or " separated"
Back in 1971, the International Horn Society recommended that I change my name from 'French horn' to simply 'horn'. This is, of course, because I am not French by origin, but rather was developed in which country?
Germany
What is the name of the metal tube to which the double reed is attached to on a bassoon?
Bocal
Which instrument in the percussion section has the highest pitch?
-Triangle
-Glockenspiel
-Chimes
Chimes
Which of these composers never composed anything for woodwind quintet?
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
-Samuel Barber
-Gabriel Faure
Gabriel Faure
What does vivace mean?
To play in a very quick, upbeat tempo; “lively.”