Music Appreciation Unit 1: Chapter 2

What are the four basic ranges for women and men, arranged from highest to lowest? (These can also be transferred to instrument families)

• bass, tenor, alto, soprano

• alto, bass, soprano, tenor

• soprano, alto, tenor, bass

• tenor, bass, alto, soprano

There are six broad categories of instruments: Strings, woodwinds, brass, keyboard, electronic, and ___________?

which of these instruments uses a double reed?

• french horn

• saxophone

• oboe

• bass clarinet

The ______________directs the band or orchestra, the ______________writes the music that the _____________play.

• composer, conductor, performers

• performers, composer, conductor

• conductor, performers, composer

• conductor, composer, performers

A stringed instrument produces its sound by

• drawing a bow across a string, or plucking the string

• vibrating the lips into a cup-shaped mouthpiece

• striking, rubbing, or shaking an object

• vibrating an air column in a tube with holes and keys

What is this instrument called?

• clarinet

• trumpet

• bassoon

• trombone

What is the term used when a string player plucks the string instead of drawing the bow across the strings?

• pianissimo

• mezzo piano

• vibrato

• pizzicato

What instrument is this?

• clarinet

• trumpet

• bassoon

• trombone

A brass instrument produces its sound by

• drawing a bow across a string, or by plucking the string

• vibrating the lips into a cup-shaped mouthpiece

• striking, rubbing, or shaking an object

• vibrating an air column into a tube with holes and keys

What instrument is this?

• clarinet

• saxophone

• flute

• violin