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Woodwinds Only

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were woodwinds originally made from?

a)

Brass

b)

Silver

c)

Wood, bone, or other hardened plant material

d)

Gold

2.

Which is not one of the three types of woodwind?

a)

Air Reed

b)

Movable Hole

c)

Single Reed

d)

Double Reed

3.

How is sound produced through a flute?

a)

By buzzing of the musician's lips

b)

By blowing between two reeds

c)

By creating an air reed over the tone hole

d)

By using a single reed

4.

Which of these is a wooden, single reed instrument?

a)

Alto Saxophone

b)

Flute

c)

Clarinet

d)

Oboe

5.

The saxophone is the only woodwind instrument made of what?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Wood

d)

Brass

6.

Which of these isn't a double reed instrument?

a)

Oboe

b)

English horn

c)

Clarinet

d)

Bassoon

7.

Which of these is the largest double reed instrument, with a total length of over 9 feet long?

a)

Oboe

b)

English horn

c)

Tuba

d)

Bassoon

8.

Which instrument has a double reed?

a)

saxophone

b)

clarinet

c)

flute

d)

oboe

9.

Which woodwind instruments below has the highest pitch?

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Bassoon

d)

Piccolo

10.
a)
Saxophone
b)
Recorder
c)
Bassoon
d)
Oboe
11.
Which instruments are single reeds?
a)
Piccolo and Flute
b)
Oboe and Flute
c)
English Horn and Oboe
d)
Clarinet and Saxophone
12.

Which instruments use double reeds?

a)

English horn

b)

French horn

c)

oboe

d)

bassoon

13.

TRUE or FALSE: The piccolo is smaller version of the flute.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

TRUE or FALSE: The recorder is considered a woodwind instrument, but you usually won't find it in the modern orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Identify the instrument

a)

Clarinet

b)

Oboe

c)

Flute

d)

Recorder

16.

Identify the instrument

a)

Clarinet

b)

Flute

c)

Oboe

d)

Saxophone

17.

Identify the instrument

a)

Clarinet

b)

Recorder

c)

Oboe

d)

Saxophone

18.

Identify the instrument

a)

Clarinet

b)

Trumpet

c)

Oboe

d)

Saxophone

19.

TRUE or FALSE:

This is a woodwind instrument.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is this?

a)

a single reed

b)

a double reed

c)

a piece of plastic

21.

What is this?

a)

a clarinet mouthpiece

b)

a flute mouthpiece

c)

a recorder mouthpiece

d)

an oboe mouthpiece

22.

What are three characteristics of woodwind instruments?

a)

Anything you can strike, shake or scrape

b)

Buzzed lips, has a mouthpiece, made from brass

c)

Has strings and a soundbox, made from wood, has a bow

d)

Tube with holes, some have keys, uses reeds

23.

Which instrument does NOT belong to the traditional orchestra?

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

saxophone

d)

trombone

24.

Which instrument is the oldest of the Woodwinds?

a)

Bagpipes

b)

Clarinet

c)

Flute

d)

Saxophone

25.

What instrument is this?

a)

Tenor Saxophone

b)

Flute

c)

Clarinet

d)

Piccolo

26.

What instrument is this?

a)

Flute

b)

Piccolo

c)

Alto Saxophone

d)

Soprano Saxophone

27.

What instrument is this?

a)

Bass Clarinet

b)

Alto Saxophone

c)

Tenor Saxophone

d)

Clarinet

28.

What instrument is this?

a)

Piccolo

b)

Clarinet

c)

Bass Clarinet

d)

Bassoon

29.

What instrument is this?

a)

Bass Clarinet

b)

Bassoon

c)

Baritone Saxophone

d)

Flute

30.

What instrument is this?

a)

Tenor Saxophone

b)

Alto Saxophone

c)

Soprano Saxophone

d)

Baritone Saxophone

31.

What instrument is this?

a)

Alto Saxophone

b)

Tenor Saxophone

c)

Baritone Saxophone

d)

Soprano Saxophone

32.

What instrument is this?

a)

Tenor Saxophone

b)

Alto Saxophone

c)

Soprano Saxophone

d)

Baritone Saxophone

33.

What instrument is this?

a)

Baritone Saxophone

b)

Alto Saxophone

c)

Tenor Saxophone

d)

Soprano Saxophone

34.
Which instruments are all double reeds?
a)
flute, clarinet, saxophone
b)
bassoon, oboe, English horn
c)
saxophone, piccolo, oboe
d)
clarinet, English horn, saxophone
35.
Which instruments are single reeds?
a)
Piccolo and Flute
b)
Oboe and Flute
c)
English Horn and Oboe
d)
Clarinet and Saxophone
36.

What instrument is this?

a)

clarinet

b)

bassoon

c)

flute

d)

English horn (also known as cor anglais)

37.

What instrument is this?

a)

piccolo

b)

Sousaphone

c)

oboe

d)

clarinet

38.

Identify the instrument.

a)

tuba

b)

piccolo

c)

bassoon

d)

cornet

39.

Identify the instrument.

a)

oboe

b)

saxophone

c)

trumpet

d)

French horn

40.

Which factors affect pitch on woodwinds?

a)

the length of the air column

b)

the embouchure the musician uses

c)

the size of the instrument

d)

the weather

41.

Which factors affect intonation on woodwinds?

a)

the musician's embouchure

b)

the quality or condition of the reed

c)

the force and speed of the buzzing of a musician's lips

d)

minor adjustments in the air column by adjusting the instrument

e)

environmental temperature

42.

Which is not a woodwind?

a)

cornet

b)

harmonica

c)

bagpipes

d)

panpipes

43.

Which is not a woodwind?

a)

cor anglais

b)

flute

c)

tuba

d)

soprano saxophone

44.

Which woodwinds would you find in a modern symphonic orchestra?

a)

flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon

b)

recorder, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, English horn

c)

piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

d)

piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone

e)

oboe, English horn, bassoon, clarinet

45.

In which ensembles would you find saxophones in?

a)

string orchestra

b)

symphonic orchestra

c)

concert band

d)

jazz band

46.

Aldous Sax invented the saxophone because: ___

a)

He hated wooden instruments.

b)

He wanted to be different.

c)

He wanted an instrument with the agility of a woodwind and the power of a brass instrument.

d)

He wanted to be a pioneer in the world of instrumental music.

47.

This is an ocarina. Why would it be classified as a woodwind?

a)

It has holes to change pitch.

b)

Though it is made of ceramic, it can also be made out of wood.

c)

You use a single reed to play it.

d)

The musician produces an air reed to play it.

48.

These are tinwhistles from Ireland. What is true about them?

a)

They are brass instruments because they are made from metal.

b)

They use single reeds.

c)

They are a type of flute known as a fipple flute.

d)

They use double reeds.

49.

From what country is the shakuhachi?

a)

United States

b)

Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Thailand

50.

This is a Chinese dizi. Which statement is true about it?

a)

It is a single reeded instrument.

b)

It is a double reeded instrument.

c)

It is a fipple flute.

d)

It is a transverse flute.