Unit 1
WW and Brass
Percussion and Keyboards
Strings and Voice
Bonus Category
100

What is sound?

The vibration of an object

100

How do brass players create sound?

The vibration of the lips against the mouthpiece

100

How do percussion instruments create sound?

the instrument is struck with a stick, mallet, or with your hands

100

List the four voice types in order from highest pitched to lowest pitched

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

100

List the dynamics in order from soft to loud:

f, mp, pp, mf, ff, p

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

200

What are dynamics?

How loud or soft a sound is

200

What are the two double reed instruments?

oboe and bassoon

200

Name two keyboard instruments

organ, piano, harpsichord 

200

What is the object that string instruments use in an orchesta?

a bow

200

List all the instrument families 

voice, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, keyboards

300

What is an interval?

The distance between two tones

300

List 3 woodwind instruments AND three brass instruments

flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone

trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba

300

Name three definite pitched instruments

marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, bell kit, timpani

300

What are the four string instruments found in an orchestra

Violin, viola, cello, bass

300

Which instrument is higher in pitch, the oboe or the horn?

oboe

400

what is a medium that sound travels through?

Water, plastic, wood, metals, etc


400

What does a traditional woodwind quintet comprise of?

flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, french horn

400

Name three indefinite pitched instruments

snare, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, etc

400
list three NON orchestral string instruments

banjo, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, 

400

Write the solfege syllables in order: Re – La – Do – Mi – Ti – Fa – Sol  

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-(Do)

500

what is a decrescendo?

A sound that gradually gets quieter

500

What are the two ways that woodwinds create sound?

Vibration of the reed and vibration of the air through the instrument
500

What is the mechanism that keyboards use?

The keyboard mechanism 

500

What is an endpin? what specific instruments use it?

An endpin is used by cello and bass instruments to keep the instrument from moving

500

What shape is the french horn

its circular