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Timbre & Instrument Groups

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What family does this belong to?
a)
string
b)
wood wind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
2.
What family does the French Horn or Horn in F belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
percussion
d)
woodwind
3.
What family does the bass drum belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
percussion
d)
brass
4.
What family does the clarinet belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
5.
What family does the double bass belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
6.
The harp belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
7.
The violin belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
8.
The trumpet belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
9.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Flute

b)

Trumpet

c)

Bass

d)

Cymbal

10.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Gong

b)

Snare Drum

c)

Kazoo

d)

Violin

11.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Flute

b)

Cello

c)

Trumpet

d)

Maracas

12.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Viola

b)

Bells

c)

Saxophone

d)

Trombone

13.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Oboe

b)

Tuba

c)

Cello

d)

Clarinet

14.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Bassoon

b)

French Horn

c)

Viola

d)

Flute

15.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Oboe

b)

Cello

c)

Saxophone

d)

French Horn

16.

What instrument is this?

a)

trombone

b)

trumpet

c)

flute

d)

harmonica

17.

What does "timbre" mean?

a)

How high the note is

b)

How loud the note is

c)

The distinct sound/tone the note has

d)

how long or short the note is

18.

Instruments within the same family have ___________ methods of producing sound

a)

Mostly the the same

b)

mostly different

c)

very dark

d)

Western

19.

The mood of a song is _________

a)

how the song makes you feel.

b)

when the song is in a funk.

c)

when instruments play together.

d)

when an instrument family does not play

20.

Which is an example of describing a notes timbre..

a)

Bright or dark sound

b)

high or low sound

c)

long or short sound

d)

Loud or soft

21.

What is the low male voice part called?

a)

Tenor

b)

alto

c)

Soprano

d)

Bass

22.

String instruments produce sound by

a)

plucking or bowing the strings

b)

striking or shaking the strings

c)

blow air across the strings

d)

pressing on the wood

23.

Woodwind instruments produce sound by

a)

Vibrating a small piece of wood called a reed

b)

striking/ shaking the instrument

c)

buzzing into a cup shaped mouthpiece

d)

bowing or plucking a string

24.

Brass produce sound when..

a)

lips vibrate (buzz) against a cup shaped mouthpiece.

b)

striking or shaking the mouthpiece

c)

using air to vibrate a small piece of wood

d)

bowing or plucking a string

25.

Percussion instruments produce sound when

a)

lips vibrate (buzz) against a cup shaped mouthpiece.

b)

striking or shaking the instrument

c)

using air to vibrate a small piece of wood

d)

bowing or plucking a string

26.

percussion instruments are split into two main groups. Instruments that have _______ or ________.

a)

Definite pitch or indefinite pitch

b)

high sounds or low sounds

c)

loud sounds or soft sounds

d)

metal or wood in them.

27.

definite pitch means

a)

the instrument can play specific notes. (a,b,c,d,e,f,or,g)

b)

the instrument cannot play specific notes

c)

the instrument can only play one note

28.

which brass instrument uses a slide to change notes

a)

trumpet

b)

horn

c)

trombone

d)

tuba

29.

[T/F] One way composers create different tone colors is by blending different instrument sounds (usually by making playing at the same time)

a)

True

b)

False