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Instrument Families Review

Answer the following questions to test your understanding of the different instrument families of the orchestra!

  1. What instrument family consists of instruments that must be hit to make a sound?
    1. Brass
    2. Percussion
    3. Strings
    4. Woodwinds

    Answer: The percussion instrument family consists of instruments that must be hit to make a sound.


  2. Which instrument family consists of instruments that produce sound when performers buzz into the mouthpieces?
    1. Brass
    2. Percussion
    3. Strings
    4. Woodwinds

    Answer: The brass instrument family consists of instruments that produce sound when performers buzz into the mouthpieces.


  3. Which instrument family consists of instruments that must be bowed or plucked in order to produce a sound?
    1. Brass
    2. Percussion
    3. Strings
    4. Woodwinds

    Answer: The strings instrument family consists of instruments that must be bowed or plucked in order to produce a sound.


  4. Which musical instrument does the average person already possess?
    1. Speech
    2. Dance
    3. Kazoo
    4. Voice

    Answer: The voice is the musical instrument that the average person already has!


  5. The highest common vocal range for the human voice is the ________.
    1. bass
    2. tenor
    3. alto
    4. soprano

    Answer: The human voice that can sing the highest notes is classified as a soprano.


  6. ________ ________is the total span of musical pitches that a singer can produce.
    1. Vocal Range
    2. Musical notation
    3. Human Voice
    4. High Pitch

    Answer: Vocal Range


  7. The cavities in the throat and behind the nose are called _______ _______
    1. Vocal Range
    2. Human Voice
    3. Resonance Spaces
    4. High Pitch

    Answer: Resonance Spaces


  8. The bass drum, cymbals and snare drum are percussion instruments that are considered to be _____ ________
    1. Vocal Range
    2. Off Key
    3. Not tuned
    4. non-pitched

    Answer: non-pitched


  9. The mouthpieces for some woodwind instruments use a thin piece of wood called the ______that vibrates when a performer blows into the mouthpiece.
    1. Reed
    2. Mouthpiece
    3. Lip
    4. Barrel

    Answer: Reed


  10. A Flute mouthpiece (or head joint) is where the sound of the flute originates as the player blows air into the flute through the ________ hole.
    1. Top
    2. Round
    3. Embouchure
    4. Reed

    Answer: Embouchure


  11. The ________family got their name because all of the instruments are made from brass or metal.
    1. Woodwind
    2. Brass
    3. String
    4. Percussion

    Answer: Brass


  12. The woodwind family earned their family name because they all used to be made from _______.
    1. Metal
    2. Acrylic
    3. Plastic
    4. Wood

    Answer: Wood


  13. A ________ is a stick that is strung with horsehair. It is used to pull across the strings of a string instrument.
    1. Twig
    2. Bow
    3. Branch
    4. Reed

    Answer: Bow


  14. True or False: The brass instruments in an orchestra are the Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone and Tuba
    1. True
    2. False

    Answer: False


  15. True or False: The woodwind instruments are the Flute, Oboe, Bassoon and Clarinet.
    1. True
    2. False

    Answer: True


  16. True or False: The string instruments in an orchestra are the Violin, Viola, Flute and Bassoon.
    1. True
    2. False

    Answer: False

You've completed this review of the instrument families!

 

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