SOUND AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (GRADE 6) OCTOBER 2024

The trombone and trumpet are both examples of ___________ instruments

• Brass

• Woodwind

• Percussion

• String

___________________ instruments are instruments that you have to hit or shake in order for a sound to be produced.

• Brass

• Percussion

• Woodwind

• String

Sounds can be described as......

• a type of force

• a type of electricity

• a type of magnet

• vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard by a person's ear

Sounds travel through the air in

• lumps

• waves

• strings

• groups

An example of a man-made sound is

• waves crashing

• a trumpet playing

• wind blowing

• rain falling

The French Horn belongs to the __________ family.

• String

• Percussion

• Woodwind

• Brass

Which is NOT A PLUCKED string instrument?

• Guitar

• Harp

• Violin

• Piano

When music gets louder, we say we have ____________ the volume of the music.

• increased

• decreased

• turned off

An example of a natural sound is

• a car horn honking

• a whistle being blown

• thunder rolling

• a phone ringing

Which is the correct definition of the word "vibration"

• how high or low a sound is

• rapid back and forth movements

• how loud or soft a sound is

• none of the above