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Timbre (Post Quiz)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TIMBRE means _________.

a)

Sound Quality of an instrument or voice.

b)

Pitch of an instrument or voice.

c)

Volume of an instrument or voice.

d)

Speed of an instrument or voice.

2.

Select the four main instrument families of the orchestra.

a)

Woodwinds

b)

Percussion

c)

Strings

d)

Brass

e)

Keyboards

3.

Which instruments would you MOST LIKELY hear in rock music?

a)

Drum set

b)

Guitar

c)

Piccolo

d)

Harp

4.

Which instrument would you NOT normally hear in a piece jazz music?

a)

String Bass

b)

Banjo

c)

Piano

d)

Clarinet

5.

Which Instrument family has edge-tone, single reed, and double reed instruments?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Strings

d)

Brass

6.

Which instrument family has a cup-shaped mouthpiece?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

Strings

d)

Woodwind

7.

Which instrument family is played by striking, shaking, or scraping?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

Strings

d)

Woodwinds

8.

Which instrument family is mostly UNPITCHED?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

9.

Which of these is NOT a method stringed instrument players use to create different timbres?

a)

Bowing

b)

Plucking

c)

Strumming

d)

Shaking

10.

How do Brass players change the timbre of their instruments?

a)

A boot

b)

A mute

c)

A snoot

d)

A cute