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WorksheetsThe Brass Family
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many main brass instruments are there?
1
2
3
4
Each instrument of the brass family have these two instrument parts. (Read your choices carefully.)
valve keys & mouthpiece
slide and bell
mouthpiece and bell
bell and valve levers
What mystery was Quaver in the process of completing at the beginning of the Brass Family video?
Checking his shoe size.
Measuring the length of brass instrument tubing.
Measuring the length of the stage.
Seeing if he could do some Yoga moves.
TRUE or FALSE: Brass instruments are used in many different styles of music.
True
False
The length of the tubing in each instrument of the brass family affect the range and the __________.
timbre
tone
tempo
texture
_________ is the quality of sound an instrument makes.
Tune
Tempo
Texture
Timbre
Every brass instruments must have a ___________________.
valve
slide
mouthpiece
key
This is the only brass instrument that you hold on the side to play.
trumpet
trombone
french horn
tuba
If you unwind the tubing of a Tuba, it would be ____ feet long.
8
18
28
38
How many valves does a standard trumpet have?
1
2
3
4
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?
cupcakes
cookies
cake
cannolis
TRUE or FALSE: The tubes on a French Horn are wider than those on a tuba.
True
False
Why do brass players NOT sit in the front in an orchestra?
Because they are so large.
Because they are so shiny.
Because they are so loud.
Because they don't feel like it.
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)?
embouchure
tooting
buzzing
blatting
What happens to the pitch when a brass player tightens the muscles around the mouth while playing?
The pitch gets higher.
The pitch gets lower.
The pitch stays the same.
There is no pitch.
Which instrument below was used for centuries in the military to signal commands to the troops?
Euphonium
Baritone
Tuba
Bugle
These re-route the air along shorter or longer pipes.
mouthpieces
valves
slides
bells
In the Quaver video, what game is simulated while showing you where the instruments are placed in an orchestra?
Monopoly
Chutes & Ladders
Chess
Checkers
What is the term for the distance from the lowest to highest pitch?
range
tone
timbre
melody
This affects the range and timbre of an instrument.
Embouchure
Timbre
Tubing
Mouthpiece
Which brass instrument plays the highest pitches?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
Which brass instrument has the smallest mouthpiece?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
Which is the only brass instrument that has a slide?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
The embouchure is the shape of the mouth in the _______________.
mouthpiece
bell
air
news
Which brass instrument's tubing is about 4 feet 7 inches long?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
