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The Orchestra Week 10

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a family of the orchestra?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Metalic

d)

Percussion

e)

String

2.

What family does the flute belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

String

d)

Woodwind

3.

The clarinet and saxophone use a piece of bamboo to create their sound. What is this called?

a)

Reed

b)

Embouchure

c)

Mouthpiece

d)

Valves

4.

What family does the saxophone belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

5.

How does the oboe and bassoon create their sound?

a)

Double reed

b)

Mouthpiece

c)

By buzzing

d)

Using a bow

6.

What can you use to play a string instrument

a)

A mouthpiece

b)

A bow

c)

A slide

d)

Valves

7.

Most brass instruments change notes by pushing what?

a)

A slide

b)

Valves

c)

Strings

d)

Keys

8.

What does definite pitch mean?

a)

An instrument can play specific notes.

b)

The notes can be identified as A, B, C, and so on.

c)

The notes have clearly identified pitch

d)

All of these are correct.

9.

Which of these is not a member of the woodwind family?

a)

Piccolo

b)

Clarinet

c)

Tuba

d)

Bassoon

10.

What is the lowest pitched string instrument?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Double Bass

d)

Piano

11.

Who controls the orchestra?

a)

Conductor

b)

Driver

c)

Violin player

d)

There is no one.

12.

Which of these is not a member of the String family?

a)

Violin

b)

Clarinet

c)

Viola

d)

Harp

13.

Which of these is not a member of the Brass family?

a)

Violin

b)

Trumpet

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

14.

Which of these is not a member of the Percussion family?

a)

Triangle

b)

Timpani

c)

Xylophone

d)

Flute

15.

How do brass instruments make their sound?

a)

Double reed

b)

Buzzing into a mouthpiece

c)

Using a bow

d)

Using a pick

16.
Name the instrument.
a)
Harp
b)
Violin
c)
Flute
d)
Basson
17.
The flute belongs to which family of instruments?
a)
String family
b)
Brass family
c)
Woodwind family
d)
Percussion family
18.
Who is in charge of an orchestra?
a)
accompanist
b)
conductor
c)
concertmaster
d)
group leader
19.
The clarinet belongs to which family of instruments?
a)
Woodwind family
b)
String family
c)
Percussion family
d)
Brass family
20.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Harp
c)
Clarsach
d)
Bassoon
21.
Name this instrument.
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Guiro
c)
Agoga bells
d)
Triangle
22.
What is the name of this group of instruments in the orchestra?
a)
woodwinds
b)
reeds
c)
brass
d)
strings
23.
What do they call the groups of instruments in an orchestra?
a)
friends
b)
families
c)
cousins
d)
types
24.
What is the name of this group of instruments in the orchestra?
a)
woodwinds
b)
brass
c)
reeds
d)
drumwinds
25.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Viola
b)
Cello
c)
Double bass
d)
Clarinet
26.
Name this instrument of the brass family.
a)
Triangle
b)
Trumpet
c)
Cello
d)
Sandblocks 
27.
Name this instrument of the brass family.
a)
Trumpet
b)
Viola
c)
Timpani
d)
Trombone
28.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Violin
b)
Harp
c)
Trumpet
d)
Xylophone
29.

Instruments whose sounds are produced by stretched strings belong to the _________________ family.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

30.

This instrument is the largest member of the string family.

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

31.

Instruments which are blown into (wind) and which were often originally made of wood.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

32.

_________ 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.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

33.

The ____________ is the only instrument in the brass family that uses a slide instead of valves to change pitch.

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

34.

Instruments which need to be hit or shaken to make a sound are called _________________ instruments.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

35.

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!

a)

Mallet

b)

Bow

c)

Hammer

d)

Reed

36.
What are the families of the orchestra?
a)
String, Brass, Woodwind, Drums
b)
String, Metal, Wood, Wind
c)
String, Percussion, Brass, Woodwind
d)
Metal, String, Piano, Percussion
37.
Why is the string family called the string family?
a)
They have a reed in the mouth piece
b)
They have strings 
c)
They use a string to play
d)
They are made of metal
38.
What family would these belong to?
a)
Percussion
b)
Brass
c)
Woodwind
d)
String
39.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Brass circles
b)
Cymbals
c)
Crash Plates
d)
Metal Crash
40.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Clarinet

41.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

42.

Catch the intruder:

a)

Tuba- Trombone-Trumpet.

b)

Cello- Bassoon- Viola

c)

·Oboe- Bassoon- Flute

43.

Catch the intruder:

a)

Cello- Harp-Viola- Double bass.

b)

Trumpet- Tuba- Trombone- French horn

c)

Flute- Saxophone- Clarinet- Recorder

44.
To play a brass instrument, you must buzz your lips on the _____________.
a)
Single Reed
b)
Mouthpiece
c)
Double Reed
d)
Bell
45.
Name this instrument.
a)
Saxophone
b)
Trombone
46.
In which instrument family does the saxophone belong to in a band?
a)
Percussion Family
b)
String Family
c)
Brass Family
d)
Woodwind Family
47.
The oboe and the bassoon both use a _________.
a)
single reed
b)
double reed
c)
no reed
d)
mouthpiece
48.
Name this instrument.
a)
Snare Drum
b)
Bass Drum
49.
Name this percussion instrument.
a)
Snare Drum
b)
Bass Drum
c)
Shakers
d)
Xylophone
50.
To play the cymbals you must ___________ them together.
a)
crash
b)
shake
51.
What do you use to play xylophone instruments? 
a)
rhythm sticks
b)
drum sticks
c)
mallets
d)
turtles 
52.
Someone who writes music is called a ____________.
a)
musician
b)
conductor
c)
composer
d)
author