The insturments of the Western orchestra are categorized in four groups: strings, brass, percussion, and:

• flutes

• chordophones

• woodwinds

• idiophones

The special effect produced on a string instrument by plucking a string with the finger is called:

• vibrato

• glissando

• pizzicato

• tremolo

In string playing, the rapid movement of the wrist creates a throbbing effect called:

• vibrato

• glissando

• pizzicato

• trill

What is double-stopping?

• a special staccato bow stroke

• a technique for changing pitches on the French horn

• playing on two strings at once

• a lengthy pause in music

The device placed on the bridge of string instruments to muffle the sound is called a:

• reed

• double reed

• bow

• mute

Harmonics are produced on a string instrument by:

• playin two strings simultaneously

• lightly touching the string at certain points while the bow is being drawn

• rapidly alternating two tones

• sliding the hand from one note to the next

A chord whose notes are played in succession, as on the harp, is called a(n):

• scale

• glissando

• arpeggio

• double-stop

Woodwind instruments:

• are all made of wood

• are all played with a wooden reed

• all have a woody tone quality

• all consist of a pipe with holes

Which of the following is the lowest-sounding member of the double-reed family?

• oboe

• English horn

• bassoon

• bass clarinet

Which of the following is NOT a double-reed instrument?

• clarinet

• English horn

• bassoon

• oboe