The Orchestra

What is bow hair made out of?

• String

• Cotton

• Cat guts

• Horse Hair

What is Pizzicato?

• Plucking the strings

• Short bows

• Bouncing bows

• A spicy Italian meatball

The clarinet and saxophone use a piece of bamboo to create their sound. What is this called?

• Reed

• Embouchure

• Mouthpiece

• Valves

Which instrument is the highest pitched out of these ones listed?

• Oboe

• Trumpet

• Cello

• Flute

What is the lowest pitched brass instrument in the orchestra?

• Trumpet

• French Horn

• English Horn

• Tuba

How does the oboe and bassoon create their sound?

• Double reed

• Mouthpiece

• By buzzing

• Using a bow

How does the trombone change pitch?

• Valves

• A Slide

• A bow

• A pick

What can you use to play a string instrument

• A mouthpiece

• A bow

• A slide

• Valves

Most brass instruments change notes by pushing what?

• A slide

• Valves

• Strings

• Keys

Who controls the orchestra?

• Conductor

• Driver

• Violin player

• There is no one.