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Fanfares

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which brass instrument does not have valves?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French horn

d)

Tuba

2.

Which brass instrument plays the highest notes?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French horn

d)

Tuba

3.

What is the purpose of a fanfare?

a)

To entertain people

b)

To grab your attention

c)

To send you to sleep

d)

To march along to

4.

Which of the following is NOT a common feature of fanfares?

a)

Short repeated patterns

b)

Notes of the harmonic series

c)

Long fancy melodies

d)

Dotted note rhythms

5.

Why are many fanfares based on notes from the harmonic series?

a)

Because they wanted them to be simple

b)

Because this is more exciting

c)

Because these are the notes that brass instruments without valves could play

d)

Because these notes sound good together

6.

What is the name of this Triad?

a)

D minor

b)

D major

c)

G minor

d)

G major

7.

What is the name of this Triad?

a)

D minor

b)

D major

c)

A minor

d)

A major

8.

What is a chord?

a)

A note on the piano

b)

Two or more notes played together

c)

A pair of trousers

d)

A pattern of notes played ascending or descending

9.

What is a semitone?

a)

The smallest interval between two notes

b)

Two adjacent white keys on the piano

c)

Two tones

d)

One of the black keys on the piano

10.

How many notes in a triad?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

Which of the following are the correct notes for E minor?

a)

E G B

b)

E G# B

c)

G B D

d)

C E G

12.

Which of the following are the correct notes for the chord of C ?

a)

C Eb G

b)

C E G

c)

E G B

d)

A C E

13.

Click on the THREE notes that are needed for the chord of G.

a)

C

b)

G

c)

A

d)

B

e)

D

14.

Click on the THREE notes that are needed for the chord of D.

a)

D

b)

F

c)

F#

d)

A

e)

B

15.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

E major

b)

A major

c)

C# major

16.

What is the correct name of this chord?

a)

D major

b)

F# major

c)

A major

17.

How many semitones between C and Eb?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

How many semitones between D and F#?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.
Identify this instrument
a)
Snare drum
b)
Bass drum
c)
Cymbals
d)
Timpani
20.
How does the player change the notes on the timpani?
a)
With the pedal
b)
With the head
c)
With the mouthpiece
21.

What are these called?

a)

Timbales

b)

Bowls

c)

Timpani

d)

Copper Drums