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Hornbostel and Sachs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. An example of an idiophone instrument

a)

Wooden clapper

b)

Guitar

c)

Bongo

d)

Cello

2.

1. Wind Instruments are classified into three and they are:

a)

Brass, winds, woods

b)

Woodwinds, Brass, Free-reeds

c)

Brass, Skins, Woodwinds

d)

Metals, Woodwinds, Reeds

3.

In the options given, choose the chordophone instrument:

a)

Timpani

b)

Viola

c)

Clarinet

d)

Drum

4.

In the choices below, choose all woodwind instruments:

a)

Flute

b)

Trombone

c)

Bassoon

d)

Trumpet

5.

Which percussion instrument is categorized as Melodic?

a)

Snare drum

b)

Maraccas

c)

Xylophone

d)

Triangle

6.

Choose two instruments from the list that are categorized under Brass:

a)

Trombone

b)

Saxophone

c)

Clarinet

d)

French Horn

7.

One instrument here is not part of the idiophone calssification:

a)

Bells

b)

Xylophone

c)

Oboe

d)

Drum

8.

In the video, "How Musical Instruments are classified", the author used the different Orchestral instruments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Chordophones are categorized by the following except for:

a)

Lyre

b)

Scraped

c)

Harp

d)

Musical Bows

10.

What is an example of a Free Reed instrument?

(a)  

11.

This is an example of a zither.

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

This is an example of a scraped idiophone.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

In 3 sentences, differentiate the two kinds of classification of instruments under Hornbostel and Sachs.

4 lines
14.

The piano is a keyboard instrument under what classification?

a)

Idiophone

b)

Membranophone

c)

Aerophone

d)

Chordophone

15.

The classification of instruments from Hornbostel and Sachs is different to the classification of Instruments based on Orchestra instruments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE