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The Brass Family

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many main brass instruments are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Each instrument of the brass family have these two instrument parts. (Read your choices carefully.)

a)

valve keys & mouthpiece

b)

slide and bell

c)

mouthpiece and bell

d)

bell and valve levers

3.

What mystery was Quaver in the process of completing at the beginning of the Brass Family video?

a)

Checking his shoe size.

b)

Measuring the length of brass instrument tubing.

c)

Measuring the length of the stage.

d)

Seeing if he could do some Yoga moves.

4.

TRUE or FALSE: Brass instruments are used in many different styles of music.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The length of the tubing in each instrument of the brass family affect the range and the __________.

a)

timbre

b)

tone

c)

tempo

d)

texture

6.

_________ is the quality of sound an instrument makes.

a)

Tune

b)

Tempo

c)

Texture

d)

Timbre

7.

Every brass instruments must have a ___________________.

a)

valve

b)

slide

c)

mouthpiece

d)

key

8.

This is the only brass instrument that you hold on the side to play.

a)

trumpet

b)

trombone

c)

french horn

d)

tuba

9.

If you unwind the tubing of a Tuba, it would be ____ feet long.

a)

8

b)

18

c)

28

d)

38

10.

How many valves does a standard trumpet have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

To illustrate (or picture) the length of a tuba, Quaver showed a man standing on top of magazines. What did he have on top of the hat that was on his head?

a)

cupcakes

b)

cookies

c)

cake

d)

cannolis

12.

TRUE or FALSE: The tubes on a French Horn are wider than those on a tuba.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why do brass players NOT sit in the front in an orchestra?

a)

Because they are so large.

b)

Because they are so shiny.

c)

Because they are so loud.

d)

Because they don't feel like it.

14.

What is the term for a brass player "buzzing" their lips in the mouthpiece of any brass instrument (or the shape of the mouth on the mouthpiece)?

a)

embouchure

b)

tooting

c)

buzzing

d)

blatting

15.

What happens to the pitch when a brass player tightens the muscles around the mouth while playing?

a)

The pitch gets higher.

b)

The pitch gets lower.

c)

The pitch stays the same.

d)

There is no pitch.

16.

Which instrument below was used for centuries in the military to signal commands to the troops?

a)

Euphonium

b)

Baritone

c)

Tuba

d)

Bugle

17.

These re-route the air along shorter or longer pipes.

a)

mouthpieces

b)

valves

c)

slides

d)

bells

18.

In the Quaver video, what game is simulated while showing you where the instruments are placed in an orchestra?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Chutes & Ladders

c)

Chess

d)

Checkers

19.

What is the term for the distance from the lowest to highest pitch?

a)

range

b)

tone

c)

timbre

d)

melody

20.

This affects the range and timbre of an instrument.

a)

Embouchure

b)

Timbre

c)

Tubing

d)

Mouthpiece

21.

Which brass instrument plays the highest pitches?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

22.

Which brass instrument has the smallest mouthpiece?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

23.

Which is the only brass instrument that has a slide?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

24.

The embouchure is the shape of the mouth in the _______________.

a)

mouthpiece

b)

bell

c)

air

d)

news

25.

Which brass instrument's tubing is about 4 feet 7 inches long?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba