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Music Theory 1
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Orchestra Instruments/Knowledge 1
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100
How many flats or sharps are in the Concert A scale?
3 Sharps # A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#,A.
100
This tempo marking means "fast".
What is presto?
100
This Baroque woodwind instrument was popular in Medieval times and is often played in elementary school classrooms.
What is a recorder?
100
A double barline with two dots means to do what?
Repeat
100
This symbol means to lower the note by one half step.
What is a flat?
200

a note played with emphasis, the beginning of the note is loud and then decreases in volume

What is an accent?

200
This number in the time signature tells you how many beats you have in a measure. (Top or bottom)
What does the top note in a time signature mean?
200
Which country do you associate with the didgeridoo?
Australia
200

This orchestral instrument didn't exist until the late 1700's and is the 'youngest' member of the symphony. It is also Ms. Taylor's main instrument.

What is the clarinet?

200

Other than the double bass, this instrument plays the lowest notes in the orchestra.

What is a tuba?
300

two upbow markings in a row with a space put in between the notes

What is a hooked bow?

300
In 4/4 time this rhythm symbol equals a fourth of a beat?

What is a 16th note?

300

What instrument is mainly used for jazz and rarely used in symphonic music?

Saxophone

300

This instrument is often played in Scotland.

What are the bagpipes?

300
This member of the orchestra is usually known as the 'Concertmaster or Concertmistress'.
What is the leader of the first violins called?
400
In a Concert G scale, there are how many flats or sharps?
One Sharp # The notes are G,A,B,C,D,E,F#,G.
400

A note that begins on an offbeat and is held thru at least one downbeat, creating a specific type of accent

What is syncopation?

400
This is the lowest pitched double-reed instrument commonly used in an orchestra.
What is the bassoon?
400
This is the number of families of instruments there are (excluding the keyboard family).
What is 4? string, percussion, brass, and woodwinds.
400
Louis Armstrong was famous for playing this instrument.
What is the trumpet?
500

a quarter note equals 2 beats, an 8th note equals one beat

What is 6/8? (2/8, 3/8, anything over 8 would be accepted)

500
This key contains 5 sharps.
What is the key of B?
500
If you have one flat in your key signature, what major key are you in?
Key of "F"
500

In its earliest form, this brass instrument, with a slide, was known as the Sakbut

What is the trombone?
500
Which theatrical group would you find playing the following "instruments": brooms, water bottles, dustbins/trash cans and lids, plastic barrels and oil drums?
Stomp Stomp was formed in 1991 in Brighton, England by members of a theatre group and a street band. They are a percussion band mixed with physical theatre.