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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 19mins
Both brass AND woodwind instruments need _____ to make sound
Buzz
Air
Reed
Trill
When an instrument gets larger, its pitch_____
Becomes lower
Becomes higher
Stays the same
Becomes louder
All brass instruments use valves to change their pitch EXCEPT the...
trumpet
French Horn
trombone
euphonium
To create sound on a brass instrument, you must _______
Keep tight lips while you blow
Use a reed
Buzz your lips while blowing
Pluck the instrument
The _______ is the highest pitched member of the brass family
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba
This word describes the shape of the mouth on the mouthpiece:
embouchure
timbre
buzzing
none of the above
The only brass instrument that is held to the side is the:
baritone horn
tuba
French horn
trombone
These redirect air through shorter or longer tubes to change the pitches and notes played through an instrument:
valves
tubes
pipes
timbre
The earliest horns were made from this:
brass or other metals
wood or bone
animal horns or shells
answer not given
Identify the instrument.
trumpet
crumpet
crumhorn
tuba
Identify the instrument playing the melody.
trumpet
tuba
trombone
Sousaphone
Identify the instrument playing the melody.
trumpet
tuba
trombone
saxophone
What is the name of this instrument?
Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba
What is the name of this brass instrument that is smaller than a tuba?
French Horn
Euphonium
Bugle
Trumpet
What is the name of this Brass Instrument?
French horn
Trumpet
Cornet
Trombone
Which us the Sousaphone?
What must an instrument have in order for the musician to produce vibrations?
Cup-shaped mouthpiece
A reed
Valves
Be made of brass
Which instrument is the tuba?
Which instrument sounds similar to a trumpet but is mellower and a different shape?
bugle
cornet
trombone
French Horn
All brass instruments have valves
True
False
Brass instruments are made from 1 piece of tubing that has been coiled.
True
False
Which instrument is NOT a brass instrument?
Which is a picture of a bugle?
In which ensembles would you find a tuba?
modern stage jazz band
symphonic orchestra and concert band
Oompah band and brass quintet
marching band
Who invented this instrument?
Ludwig von Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aldous Sax
John Phillip Sousa
Which is a correct statement? There are two correct statements.
The larger the instrument, the lower the sound.
The larger the instrument, the higher the sound.
The shorter the tube, the higher the sound.
The shorter the tube, the lower the sound.
What do you call the end part of brass instruments?
tuning slide
bell
valve
water key
How do you make a brass instrument louder?
play with more force of air
give less air
use the tuning slide
change your embouchure
If more air vibrates inside a brass instrument, will the pitch be higher or lower
higher
lower
Why do brass players NOT sit in the front in an orchestra?
Because they are so large.
Because they are so shiny.
Because they are so loud.
Because they don't feel like it.
What happens to the pitch when a brass player tightens the muscles around the mouth while playing?
The pitch gets higher.
The pitch gets lower.
The pitch stays the same.
There is no pitch.
Which brass instrument has the smallest mouthpiece?
Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
Which factors may affect the intonation of a brass instrument?
how far the tuning slide is pulled out
the speed of the buzzing of the musician's lips
the environmental temperature
the water key
Which factors may affect the pitch of a brass instrument?
the valves that are pressed
the embouchure used
the size of the instrument
the material the instrument is made of
the speed of air from the musician
Which part of most brass instruments best helps expel condensation from inside the tubes?
the mouthpiece
the bell
the valves
the water key
Is this a euphonium or a baritone?
euphonium
baritone
neither, it's a tuba
both, they are exactly the same
Which two brass instruments don't have valves?
euphonium
bugle
trombone
Sousaphone
Which brass instrument best blends with woodwinds? (This is why it is part of a woodwind quintet even if it is a brass instrument.)
cornet
French horn
tuba
trumpet
Which brass instrument would be the longest if it was uncoiled?
trumpet
tuba
French horn
double French horn (double horn)
euhponium
Why is a standard tuba lower than a double horn, even if the double horn has two feet more of tubing?
the tubing of a tuba is much smaller
the tubing of a tuba is much bigger
the mouthpiece is bigger
the mouthpiece is smaller
What instrument is being played in the video?
tuba
sousaphone
baritone horn
euphonium
What instrument is being played in the video?
tuba
sousaphone
baritone horn
euphonium
Identify the instrument.
bugle
trombone
trumpet
French horn
Identify the instrument.
Sousaphone
French horn
bugle
trombone
This Jewish instrument in the video is an ancient instrument made out of a rams horn. It is mentioned in historical texts like the bible. Identify it.
French horn
Alp horn
shofar
What European instruments are being played in the video?
shofar
French horns
euphoniums
Alp horns
Many seafaring people have this instrument made out of a conch shell. On Guam, we call it a ___.
belembaotuyan
berimbao
cuica
kulu
Which brass instruments are typically found in the modern symphony orchestra?
trumpet
French horn
euhponium
trombone
tuba
Which ensembles might you find a trumpet?
concert band and symphonic orchestra
jazz band and marching band
boy band and rock band
country trio and string orchestra
mariachi band
In which ensembles would you find a French horn?
woodwind and brass quintets
jazz and country bands
marching bands and symphonic orchestras
concert bands
