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Orchestral Instrument Listening Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Listen to the excerpt. What woodwind instrument do you hear?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Oboe

c)

Flute

d)

Saxophone

2.

Listen to the excerpt and name the instrument you hear in this duet. (There are two of the same instrument being played.)

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

3.

Which one of these instruments is a double bass?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What instrument is playing the solo in this video?

a)

Trombone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Tuba

d)

French horn

5.

In a choir, which of these voice types is the lowest?

a)

Soprano

b)

Tenor

c)

Bass

d)

Alto

6.

What do we call groups of instruments within the orchestra?

a)

teams

b)

families

c)

friends

d)

squads

7.

To which orchestral family do these instruments belong?

a)

Percussion

b)

Strings

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

8.

Name the instrument in this video.

a)

bassoon

b)

piccolo

c)

French horn

d)

oboe

9.

What is the name of the stick the conductor uses?

a)

baton

b)

mallet

c)

rod

d)

bow

10.

Which brass instrument is being played in this wind quintet?

a)

trumpet

b)

euphonium

c)

French horn

d)

trombone

11.

What dynamic effect do you hear demonstrated by the clarinet player in this video?

a)

piano (soft throughout)

b)

forte (loud throughout)

c)

crescendo (gradually becomes louder)

d)

decrescendo (gradually becomes softer)

12.

What instrument do you hear?

a)

Timpani

b)

Bass Drum

c)

Snare Drum

d)

Tambourine

e)

Chimes

13.

What instrument do you hear?

a)

Oboe

b)

Clarinet

c)

Flute

d)

Violin

e)

French Horn

14.

What instrument do you hear?

a)

Snare Drum

b)

Cymbals

c)

Tuba

d)

Bassoon

e)

Tambourine

15.

_______________ 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.

a)

Piano

b)

Timpani

c)

Glockenspiel

d)

Marimba

16.

Which of the following instruments can NOT be seen / heard in this excerpt?

a)

Violin

b)

Clarinet

c)

Trumpet

d)

Bassoon

e)

French Horn