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Identifying Instruments

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This highest instrument of the string family is called what?

a)

Bass

b)

Violin

c)

Cello

d)

Viola

2.

This string instrument is larger than a violin, but smaller than a cello.

a)

Bass

b)

Sitar

c)

Guitar

d)

Viola

3.

This string instrument is lower than a viola, but higher than a double bass.

a)

Violin

b)

Cello

c)

Sitar

d)

Harp

4.

This is the lowest instrument in the string family.

a)

Cello

b)

Double bass

c)

Sitar

d)

Harp

5.

What is this indefinitely pitched percussion instrument? 

a)

Snare drum

b)

Bass drum

c)

Xylophone

d)

Cymbals

6.

The lower drum head of this instrument has tightly strung metal wires, giving it a unique sound.

a)

Snare drum

b)

Tam-tam

c)

Timpani

d)

Bass drum

7.

This instrument is often used to create the sound of church bells.

a)

Glockenspiel

b)

Marimba

c)

Chimes

d)

Timpani

8.

These musicians are holding this type of percussion instrument.

a)

Triangle

b)

Celesta

c)

Tam-tam

d)

Cymbals

9.

This smaller metal keyboard instrument is typically played with hard brass mallets.

a)

Marimba

b)

Chimes

c)

Glockenspiel

d)

Harpsichord

10.

This large percussion instrument is known generally as a gong.

a)

Tam-tam

b)

Tom-tom

c)

Timpani

d)

Bass drum

11.

This instrument is named after its shape.

a)

Triangle

b)

Circle

c)

Square

d)

Rhombus

12.

Also known as kettle drums, these drums can be tuned to specific pitches.

a)

Bass drum

b)

Tom-tom

c)

Marimba

d)

Timpani

13.

This keyboard percussion instrument has metal bars and a pedal that controls how long notes are sustained.v

a)

Marimba

b)

Celesta

c)

Vibraphone

d)

Piano

14.

This keyboard percussion instrument has wood bars and is smaller than the marimba.

a)

Glockenspiel

b)

Xylophone

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Vibraphone

15.

This large wood keyboard percussion instrument has a lower and more resonant sound than the xylophone.

a)

Marimba

b)

Piano

c)

Glockenspiel

d)

Harp

16.

This instrument is similar to a snare drum but doesn't have the metal wires stretched across the lower drum head.

a)

Bass drum

b)

Tom-tom

c)

Cymbal

d)

Timpani

17.

This woodwind instrument doesn't use a reed to make sound.

a)

Organ

b)

Clarinet

c)

Flute

d)

Oboe

18.

What is this single reed instrument?

a)

Oboe

b)

Flute

c)

Saxophone

d)

Clarinet

19.

This double reed instrument has a higher register than the bassoon.

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Contrabassoon

d)

Clarinet

20.

This single reed instrument is smaller than the tenor saxophone.

a)

Clarinet

b)

Bassoon

c)

Flute

d)

Alto saxophone

21.

This single reed instrument is larger than the alto saxophone.

a)

Contrabasoon

b)

Tenor saxophone

c)

Oboe

d)

Clarinet

22.

This large double reed instrument sounds lower than the oboe.

a)

Bassoon

b)

Tenor saxophone

c)

Tuba

d)

Flute

23.

This is the lowest instrument in the double reed family.

a)

Oboe

b)

Bassoon

c)

Contrabassoon

d)

Tenor Saxophone

24.

This keyboard instrument is played by passing pressurized air through different lengths of tubing.

a)

Organ

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Piano

d)

Celesta

25.

This keyboard instrument is similar to a piano, but it produces sound by plucking individual strings.

a)

Celesta

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Harp

d)

Organ

26.

This keyboard instrument became popular because of its ability to play loud and soft dynamics.

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Piano

c)

Organ

d)

Harp

27.

This small keyboard instrument produces sound by hitting tuned metal plates, giving it a bell-like timbre.

a)

Celesta

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Piano

d)

Xylophone

28.

This instrument produces sound by plucking individual strings.

a)

Violin

b)

Guitar

c)

Harp

d)

Sitar

29.

This string instrument is plucked or strummed to produce sound.

a)

Guitar

b)

Sitar

c)

Harp

d)

Piano

30.

This large Indian instrument has strings for melody and strings that sustain like a drone.

a)

Harp

b)

Guitar

c)

Sitar

d)

Cello

31.

This brass instrument has a clear, piercing tone.

a)

Trombone

b)

Tuba

c)

Euphonium

d)

Trumpet

32.

This brass instrument is a higher version of the trumpet.

a)

Piccolo trumpet

b)

Tuba

c)

Horn

d)

Trombone

33.

This brass instrument uses a slide to change the pitch of the sound.

a)

Horn

b)

Trombone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Euphonium

34.

This conical brass instrument uses valves to change the pitch of the sound.

a)

Trombone

b)

Horn

c)

Tuba

d)

Trumpet

35.

This conical brass instrument is a smaller and higher version of a tuba.

a)

Trumpet

b)

Horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Euphonium

36.

This instrument is the lowest member of the brass family.

a)

Trombone

b)

Tuba

c)

Trumpet

d)

Horn

37.

This Indonesian percussion ensemble is made up of gongs, drums, and metallophones tuned to non-Western scales.

a)

Vibraphone

b)

Glockenspiel

c)

Gamelan

d)

Chimes