WorksheetsMusic Appreciation and Listening-String-1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The family that is usually the largest family in terms of numbers in an orchestra is the
harp section
string section
percussion section
brass section
The 4 instrument usually in the string section are..
Two instruments that are part of the string family, but are not often part of an orchestra are..
viola
contrabass
guitar
harp
The body of stringed instruments are usually made of (a)
In this instrument family, the part of the instrument that vibrates to produce sound is the:
bow
body
string
tuning pegs
The smaller the instrument, the (a) pitched the sound
The bow (the part that is in contact with the strings) that is often used to play this instrument is usually made of
hair from a horse tail
hair from polar bear
metal
thread
Musicians playing the violin in an orchestra or band are usually divided into groups of:
many parts
beginners and advanced players
left and right
first and second
In a the stringed family of instruments, the length/thickness/ tension of the string allows of the string allows for a different pitch
length
thickness and tension
thickness
tension
length, thickness and tension
The viola is __________ than the violin. Therefore the sound it makes is usually ____________
smaller; higher
smaller; lower
bigger; higher
bigger; lower
The viola has strings, just like the violin
2
4
6
5
Stringed instruments used in an orchestra are usually played by
bowing
striking
strumming
plucking
