MUSIC 6- Orchestra

A full sized Western Orchestra may sometimes be called a ___________ or __________ orchestra

• chamber or opera

• film score or ensemble

• symphony or philharmonic

• large or larger

An orchestra is led by a _______________.

• conductor

• soloist

• pianist

• composer

A smaller orchestra may be called a CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.

• true

• false

What instrument is this?

• bass

• trumpet

• viola

• cello

How many strings does the violin have?

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 5

What does a conductor do?

• Composes music

• Plays all the instruments

• Shows the beat with a baton and rehearses the musicians

• Teaches music to students

Which instrument is not in the woodwind family?

• Clarinet

• Flute

• Tuba

• Oboe

Name the four instrument families that are in the orchestra.

• Bells, woodwinds, percussion and harps

• Brass, woodwinds, percussion and strings

• Bells, pianos, strings and winds

• Strings, drums, piano and brass

Which of these instruments are not found in the orchestra?

• Snare Drum

• Saxophone

• Clarinet

• Trombone

It is a member of both the string and percussion family. Inside it are strings that produce the sound of its 88 keys.

• violin

• viols

• piano

• cello