Brass Family
Name one brass instrument
trumpet, tuba, trombone, French horn
Name one string instrument?
violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, harp
Name one woodwind instrument
Bassoon, flute, saxophone, oboe, piccolo, clarinet, recorder
Name one percussion instrument
bass drum, cymbals, piano, tambourine, etc
What is the value of a quarter note?
a) 3 beats
b) 4 beats
c) 1 beat
d) 1/2 beat
c) 1 beat
How do you produce sound on a brass instrument?
a) plucking
b) shaking
c) vibration of air
d) none of the above
c) vibration of air
How do you produce sound on a string instrument?
a) blowing air
b) plucking or bowing
c) shaking
d) vibration of air
b) plucking or bowing
how do you produce sound in a woodwind instrument?
a) plucking
b) blowing air
c) vibration of air
d) bowing
b) blowing air
Name one way of producing sound in a percussion instrument?
being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument.
What is the value of a half note?
a) 2 beats
b) 1 beat
c) 1/2 beat
d) 4 beats
a) 2 beats
Which of the following is NOT a brass instrument?
a) Trombone
b) French Horn
c) Tuba
d) Flute
d) Flute
Which of the following is a string instrument?
a) bass drum
b) bassoon
c) double bass
d) recorder
c) double bass
What is a reed?
a) a thin piece of wood used to create the sound
b) a key on the instrument
c) the stick used to conduct the orchestra
d) a metal mouthpiece
a) a thin piece of wood used to create the sound
Which of the following percussion instruments can be played by shaking it?
a) tambourine
b) bass drum
c) snare
d) timpani
a) tambourine
What is the value of a dotted half note?
a) 1 beat
b) 3 beats
c) 1/2 beat
d) 2 beats
b) 3 beats
Which brass instrument makes the lowest sound?
a) Saxophone
b) Tuba
c) Trumpet
d) Flute
b) Tuba
How many strings does a violin have?
a) 2
b) 6
c) 3
d) 4
d) 4
Which instrument has no reed?
a) bassoon
b) saxophone
c) oboe
d) flute
d) flute
Which of the following instruments uses mallets to produce sound?
a) piano
b) maracas
c) claves
d) xylophone
d) xylophone
What is the value of a whole note?
a) 2 beats
b) 1 beat
c) 3 beats
d) none of the above
d) none of the above
What brass instrument uses a slide to change pitch?
a) Trombone
b) Trumpet
c) Tuba
d) French Horn
a) Trombone
Besides plucking, what else can you use to play a violin?
a) bow
b) drum sticks
c) mallets
d) a pick
a) bow
Which instrument uses a reed?
a) recorder
b) flute
c) bassoon
d) trumpet
c) bassoon
Which instrument uses a beater to produce sound?
a) triangle
b) bass drum
c) timpani
d) maracas
a) triangle
What is time signature?
a) volume of the song
b) ending of the song
c) beginning of the song
d) indicate how many beats are in each measure
d) indicate how many beats are in each measure