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WorksheetsOrchestral Instrument Listening Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Listen to the excerpt. What woodwind instrument do you hear?
Clarinet
Oboe
Flute
Saxophone
Listen to the excerpt and name the instrument you hear in this duet. (There are two of the same instrument being played.)
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Which one of these instruments is a double bass?
What instrument is playing the solo in this video?
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
French horn
In a choir, which of these voice types is the lowest?
Soprano
Tenor
Bass
Alto
What do we call groups of instruments within the orchestra?
teams
families
friends
squads
To which orchestral family do these instruments belong?
Percussion
Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Name the instrument in this video.
bassoon
piccolo
French horn
oboe
What is the name of the stick the conductor uses?
baton
mallet
rod
bow
Which brass instrument is being played in this wind quintet?
trumpet
euphonium
French horn
trombone
What dynamic effect do you hear demonstrated by the clarinet player in this video?
piano (soft throughout)
forte (loud throughout)
crescendo (gradually becomes louder)
decrescendo (gradually becomes softer)
What instrument do you hear?
Timpani
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Chimes
What instrument do you hear?
Oboe
Clarinet
Flute
Violin
French Horn
What instrument do you hear?
Snare Drum
Cymbals
Tuba
Bassoon
Tambourine
_______________ look like big polished bowls or upside-down teakettles, which is why they're also called kettledrums. They are big copper pots with drumheads made of calfskin or plastic stretched over their tops.
Piano
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Which of the following instruments can NOT be seen / heard in this excerpt?
Violin
Clarinet
Trumpet
Bassoon
French Horn
