WorksheetsThe Orchestra Week 10
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which is not a family of the orchestra?
Woodwind
Brass
Metalic
Percussion
String
What family does the flute belong to?
Brass
Percussion
String
Woodwind
The clarinet and saxophone use a piece of bamboo to create their sound. What is this called?
Reed
Embouchure
Mouthpiece
Valves
What family does the saxophone belong to?
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
String
How does the oboe and bassoon create their sound?
Double reed
Mouthpiece
By buzzing
Using a bow
What can you use to play a string instrument
A mouthpiece
A bow
A slide
Valves
Most brass instruments change notes by pushing what?
A slide
Valves
Strings
Keys
What does definite pitch mean?
An instrument can play specific notes.
The notes can be identified as A, B, C, and so on.
The notes have clearly identified pitch
All of these are correct.
Which of these is not a member of the woodwind family?
Piccolo
Clarinet
Tuba
Bassoon
What is the lowest pitched string instrument?
Violin
Viola
Double Bass
Piano
Who controls the orchestra?
Conductor
Driver
Violin player
There is no one.
Which of these is not a member of the String family?
Violin
Clarinet
Viola
Harp
Which of these is not a member of the Brass family?
Violin
Trumpet
French Horn
Tuba
Which of these is not a member of the Percussion family?
Triangle
Timpani
Xylophone
Flute
How do brass instruments make their sound?
Double reed
Buzzing into a mouthpiece
Using a bow
Using a pick
Instruments whose sounds are produced by stretched strings belong to the _________________ family.
String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
This instrument is the largest member of the string family.
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Instruments which are blown into (wind) and which were often originally made of wood.
String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
_________ instruments are essentially very long [metal] pipes that widen at their ends into a bell-like shape. The pipes have been curved and twisted into different shapes to make them easier to hold and play.
String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
The ____________ is the only instrument in the brass family that uses a slide instead of valves to change pitch.
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
Instruments which need to be hit or shaken to make a sound are called _________________ instruments.
String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
The strings are played most often by drawing a ________ across them. The handle of the _________ is made of wood and the strings of the bow are actually horsehair from horses' tails!
Mallet
Bow
Hammer
Reed
Can you name the instrument?
Bassoon
Oboe
Clarinet
Can you name the instrument?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Catch the intruder:
Tuba- Trombone-Trumpet.
Cello- Bassoon- Viola
·Oboe- Bassoon- Flute
Catch the intruder:
Cello- Harp-Viola- Double bass.
Trumpet- Tuba- Trombone- French horn
Flute- Saxophone- Clarinet- Recorder
