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Brass Family

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
Trombone
d)
French Horn
2.
What is the vibrations of one's lips on a brass instrument called?
a)
Blowing
b)
Buzzing
c)
Tubes
d)
Valves
3.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Trombone
b)
Tuba
c)
Trumpet
d)
French horn
4.
Choose the sentence that correctly describes the trumpet. 
a)
It is the highest sounding brass instrument.
b)
It is the lowest sounding brass instrument. 
c)
It has a slide. 
d)
It sits in your lap. 
5.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
French horn
d)
Trombone
6.
Choose the sentence that correctly describes the French horn. 
a)
It has a slide.
b)
It is the lowest brass instrument.
c)
You place your right hand inside the bell.
d)
It is the lowest brass instrument.
7.
On the trumpet, what do you press to change the notes?
a)
Slide
b)
Valves
c)
Tubes
d)
Keys
8.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Tuba
b)
Trumpet
c)
French horn
d)
Trombone
9.
Choose the sentence that correctly describes the trombone. 
a)
It has valves.
b)
It sits in your lap. 
c)
It has a slide.
d)
It is the lowest brass instrument.
10.
When you blow into the mouthpiece, what does the air travel through?
a)
Valves
b)
Slide
c)
Buzzing
d)
Tubes
11.

What is the name of this brass instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Tuba

12.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Tuba

13.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Tuba

14.

How do brass players change pitches on their instruments?

a)

by singing into their instrument

b)

by pressing special buttons called valves

c)

by eating tacos

d)

by doing nothing. this instrument is magical.

15.

How do brass players make sound in their instruments?

a)

by doing nothing. instruments are magical creatures.

b)

by pressing the valves.

c)

by dabbing.

d)

by buzzing their lips into a mouthpiece

16.

What is the highest sounding brass instrument?

a)

Tuba

b)

French Horn

c)

Trumpet

d)

Trombone

17.

What is the lowest sounding brass instrument?

a)

tuba

b)

trombone

c)

trumpet

d)

bassoon

18.

Which instrument uses a slide to change pitches?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

19.

To make a sound on a BRASS instrument, you have to :

a)

BLOW into the mouthpiece

b)

BUZZ your lips onto the mouthpiece

20.

The Brass family is the quietest group in the orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Select ALL the Brass instruments:

a)

Trumpet

b)

Violin

c)

Guitar

d)

Tuba

e)

Trombone

22.

What must an instrument have in order to be a part of the brass family?

a)

Cup shaped mouthpiece

b)

A reed

c)

Valves

d)

Be made of brass

23.

All brass instruments have valves

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Only brass instruments are made of brass.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What vibrates when you play a brass instrument?

a)

The valves

b)

The bell

c)

The mouthpiece

d)

Your lips

26.

Brass instruments are made from 1 piece of tubing.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which instrument is NOT a brass instrument?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Which of the following mouthpieces for a brass instrument?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The four main members of the brass family are:

a)

saxophone, trumpet, tuba, french horn

b)

french horn, oboe, tuba, trombone

c)

trombone, tuba, french horn, trumpet

d)

answers one and three

30.

The only brass instrument that is held to the side is the:

a)

trumpet

b)

tuba

c)

french horn

d)

trombone

31.

These redirect air through shorter or longer tubes to change the pitches and notes played through an instrument:

a)

valves

b)

tubes

c)

pipes

d)

timbre

32.

The pitch of the instrument is determined by the size and length of these two parts of the instrument:

a)

mouthpiece and tubes

b)

slides and tubes

c)

two answers are correct

d)

no answers are correct

33.

How should you hold the french horn to play it?

a)

With your left hand holding the instrument up and your right hand on the slide

b)

With your right hand inside the bell and your left hand near the valves

c)

On a stand, keeping it steady with your right hand, and your left hand near the valves

d)

Resting it between your chin and left shoulder using a "shoulder rest"

34.

TRUE or FALSE: Brass players can change the pitch they are playing by pressing different valves and buzzing their lips harder or softer.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What are brass instruments made of?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Bronze

d)

Brass

36.

What do we call the flared end of a brass instrument where the sound comes out?

a)

bell

b)

mouthpiece

c)

reed

d)

valves

37.

How do you produce sound on a brass instrument?

a)

blow air across a hole or into a reed

b)

draw a bow across the strings

c)

hit, shake, or scrape it

d)

buzz your lips onto the mouthpiece

38.

Which brass instrument has NO valves?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

39.

Which brass instrument is roughly circle-shaped with a large bell?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

40.

TRUE or FALSE: Brass instruments are the loudest in the orchestra.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

How many valves does a trumpet have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

42.

What is a trumpet with no valves called?

a)

Horn

b)

Trumpet

c)

Bugle

d)

Trombone

43.

An instrument that wraps around the player's body and is used in marching band is called a:

a)

Tuba

b)

Trumpet

c)

Horn

d)

Sousaphone

44.

What do you buzz into to produce sound on a Brass instrument?

a)

Slide

b)

Reed

c)

Mouthpiece

d)

Hole

45.

What are brass instruments made of?

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Glass

46.

TRUE or FALSE: Most brass players press down different valves to play different pitches.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

Which brass instrument does NOT play in the orchestra?

a)

Tuba

b)

Baritone/Euphonium

c)

Trombone

d)

Trumpet

48.

Which instruments below are part of the brass family?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Flute

c)

Violin

d)

Trombone

e)

Tuba

49.

True of False: Brass instruments play with a wooden reed

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The trumpet, trombone, and tuba are in the _________ family.

a)

Woodwind

b)

Air

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

51.

Which was your favorite brass instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

Tuba

d)

Trombone

52.

How is sound created on a brass instrument?

a)

Air is blown really fast past a reed on a mouthpiece.

b)

Vibration of the lips inside a mouthpiece. Channel of air passes through the lips and across into the mouthpiece.

c)

Blow air across the embouchure plate.

d)

You strike the instrument with a mallet or drum stick.

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