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Orchestra/Science of Sound

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pitch (not including timbre) can be altered with

a)

length

b)

thickness

c)

material

d)

tension

2.

More than half of the class plays instruments in the ____ family

a)

string

b)

woodwind

c)

brass

d)

percussion

3.

One person in the class plays an instrument in the ____ family.

a)

strings

b)

woodwind

c)

brass

d)

percussion

4.

This is a treble clef

a)
b)
c)
5.

this is a bass clef

a)
b)
c)
6.

this is an alto clef

a)
b)
c)
7.

Define idiophone

a)

the thing itself vibrates

b)

a membrane vibrates

c)

a string vibrates

d)

the air vibrates

8.

Define aerophone

a)

the thing itself vibrates

b)

a membrane vibrates

c)

a string vibrates

d)

the air vibrates

9.

Define chordophone

a)

the thing itself vibrates

b)

a membrane vibrates

c)

a string vibrates

d)

the air vibrates

10.

Dissonance is when

a)

two frequencies do not mathematically line up

b)

two frequencies have neat ratios

c)

two notes sound gross together

d)

two notes sound lovely together

11.

Consonance is when

a)

two frequencies do not mathematically line up

b)

two frequencies have neat ratios

c)

two notes sound gross together

d)

two notes sound lovely together

12.

Frequency is measured in

a)

Hands

b)

Hertz

c)

pounds

d)

Richter Scale

13.

Two notes an octave apart have a frequency ratio of

a)

1:2

b)

1:3

c)

1:4

d)

1:8

14.

The spaces in the treble clef spell

a)

MUSIC

b)

CAGE

c)

ACEG

d)

FACE

15.

This alto clef note is an

a)

C

b)

A

c)

G

d)

B

16.

THESE bass clef notes spell

a)

ACEG

b)

CAGE

c)

FACE

d)

BEEF

17.

This is a quarter note

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

This is an eighth rest

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

this is a whole rest

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Beats can refer to

a)

the harmony of different notes

b)

the counts or pulse

c)

the sound of two dissonant notes' vibration

d)

a red root vegetable