Music Concepts/terms
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
100
What is a Concerto?
A solo work featuring a soloist that is accompanied by an orchestra or piano.
100
Vhat instrument has the soprano part in the woodwind family?
The Flute
100
What is the soprano voice of the brass family?
Trumpet
100
In Peter and the Wolf the Timpani represented which character?
The hunters
100
What is the soprano voice of the string family?
The violin
200
What is a Cadenza?
A Cadenza is an excerpt in a Concerto where only the soloist is performing.
200
Which instrument produces sound by blowing air across the tone hole.
Flute
200
What 2 brass instruments are used frequently in jazz?
Trumpet and Trombone
200
What percussion instrument is used in Rock music?
Drum Set
200
What String instrument can not be played standing up?
The Cello
300
What Modern instrument evolved from the Harpsichord?
The piano
300
Which woodwind instrument is used most often in Jazz?
The Saxophone
300
What instrument has the bass voice is the Brass Family?
The Tuba
300
What are three ways to play percussion instruments (obviously depends on the instrument)?
Shake, tap, or strike.
300
How is vibrato created?
Vibrato is created by the wiggling of a hand. It alters the pitch sharp and flat from the original note.
400
Which instrument family is the xylophone part of?
Percussion
400
Which instrument has the bass voice in the woodwind family?
The Bassoon.
400
Which Brass instrument has no valves?
The Trombone
400
Steel Drums originate from which country?
Africa
400
Name Two Styles the bass is used in besides Classical?
Jazz, Rock, Swing
500
Which instrument family produces sound with a lip buzz?
Brass
500
Which two instruments use a reed made of 2 pieces of cane tied together?
The Oboe, and the Bassoon.
500
What are the pedals on a timpani used for?
The pedals are used to change the pitch.
500
Which string instrument uses pedals for changing key signatures?
The Harp
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