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Brass Only

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both brass AND woodwind instruments need _____ to make sound

a)

Buzz

b)

Air

c)

Reed

d)

Trill

2.

When an instrument gets larger, its pitch_____

a)

Becomes lower

b)

Becomes higher

c)

Stays the same

d)

Becomes louder

3.

All brass instruments use valves to change their pitch EXCEPT the...

a)

trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

trombone

d)

euphonium

4.

To create sound on a brass instrument, you must _______

a)

Keep tight lips while you blow

b)

Use a reed

c)

Buzz your lips while blowing

d)

Pluck the instrument

5.

The _______ is the highest pitched member of the brass family

a)

Trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Tuba

6.

This word describes the shape of the mouth on the mouthpiece:

a)

embouchure

b)

timbre

c)

buzzing

d)

none of the above

7.

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

a)

baritone horn

b)

tuba

c)

French horn

d)

trombone

8.

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

9.

The earliest horns were made from this:

a)

brass or other metals

b)

wood or bone

c)

animal horns or shells

d)

answer not given

10.

Identify the instrument.

a)

trumpet

b)

crumpet

c)

crumhorn

d)

tuba

11.

Identify the instrument playing the melody.

a)

trumpet

b)

tuba

c)

trombone

d)

Sousaphone

12.

Identify the instrument playing the melody.

a)

trumpet

b)

tuba

c)

trombone

d)

saxophone

13.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

French horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Tuba

14.

What is the name of this brass instrument that is smaller than a tuba?

a)

French Horn

b)

Euphonium

c)

Bugle

d)

Trumpet

15.

What is the name of this Brass Instrument?

a)

French horn

b)

Trumpet

c)

Cornet

d)

Trombone

16.

Which us the Sousaphone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What must an instrument have in order for the musician to produce vibrations?

a)

Cup-shaped mouthpiece

b)

A reed

c)

Valves

d)

Be made of brass

18.

Which instrument is the tuba?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which instrument sounds similar to a trumpet but is mellower and a different shape?

a)

bugle

b)

cornet

c)

trombone

d)

French Horn

20.

All brass instruments have valves

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Brass instruments are made from 1 piece of tubing that has been coiled.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which instrument is NOT a brass instrument?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which is a picture of a bugle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

In which ensembles would you find a tuba?

a)

modern stage jazz band

b)

symphonic orchestra and concert band

c)

Oompah band and brass quintet

d)

marching band

25.

Who invented this instrument?

a)

Ludwig von Beethoven

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Aldous Sax

d)

John Phillip Sousa

26.

Which is a correct statement? There are two correct statements.

a)

The larger the instrument, the lower the sound.

b)

The larger the instrument, the higher the sound.

c)

The shorter the tube, the higher the sound.

d)

The shorter the tube, the lower the sound.

27.

What do you call the end part of brass instruments?

a)

tuning slide

b)

bell

c)

valve

d)

water key

28.

How do you make a brass instrument louder?

a)

play with more force of air

b)

give less air

c)

use the tuning slide

d)

change your embouchure

29.

If more air vibrates inside a brass instrument, will the pitch be higher or lower

a)

higher

b)

lower

30.

Why do brass players NOT sit in the front in an orchestra?

a)

Because they are so large.

b)

Because they are so shiny.

c)

Because they are so loud.

d)

Because they don't feel like it.

31.

What happens to the pitch when a brass player tightens the muscles around the mouth while playing?

a)

The pitch gets higher.

b)

The pitch gets lower.

c)

The pitch stays the same.

d)

There is no pitch.

32.

Which brass instrument has the smallest mouthpiece?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

33.

Which factors may affect the intonation of a brass instrument?

a)

how far the tuning slide is pulled out

b)

the speed of the buzzing of the musician's lips

c)

the environmental temperature

d)

the water key

34.

Which factors may affect the pitch of a brass instrument?

a)

the valves that are pressed

b)

the embouchure used

c)

the size of the instrument

d)

the material the instrument is made of

e)

the speed of air from the musician

35.

Which part of most brass instruments best helps expel condensation from inside the tubes?

a)

the mouthpiece

b)

the bell

c)

the valves

d)

the water key

36.

Is this a euphonium or a baritone?

a)

euphonium

b)

baritone

c)

neither, it's a tuba

d)

both, they are exactly the same

37.

Which two brass instruments don't have valves?

a)

euphonium

b)

bugle

c)

trombone

d)

Sousaphone

38.

Which brass instrument best blends with woodwinds? (This is why it is part of a woodwind quintet even if it is a brass instrument.)

a)

cornet

b)

French horn

c)

tuba

d)

trumpet

39.

Which brass instrument would be the longest if it was uncoiled?

a)

trumpet

b)

tuba

c)

French horn

d)

double French horn (double horn)

e)

euhponium

40.

Why is a standard tuba lower than a double horn, even if the double horn has two feet more of tubing?

a)

the tubing of a tuba is much smaller

b)

the tubing of a tuba is much bigger

c)

the mouthpiece is bigger

d)

the mouthpiece is smaller

41.

What instrument is being played in the video?

a)

tuba

b)

sousaphone

c)

baritone horn

d)

euphonium

42.

What instrument is being played in the video?

a)

tuba

b)

sousaphone

c)

baritone horn

d)

euphonium

43.

Identify the instrument.

a)

bugle

b)

trombone

c)

trumpet

d)

French horn

44.

Identify the instrument.

a)

Sousaphone

b)

French horn

c)

bugle

d)

trombone

45.

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.

a)

French horn

b)

Alp horn

c)

shofar

46.

What European instruments are being played in the video?

a)

shofar

b)

French horns

c)

euphoniums

d)

Alp horns

47.

Many seafaring people have this instrument made out of a conch shell. On Guam, we call it a ___.

a)

belembaotuyan

b)

berimbao

c)

cuica

d)

kulu

48.

Which brass instruments are typically found in the modern symphony orchestra?

a)

trumpet

b)

French horn

c)

euhponium

d)

trombone

e)

tuba

49.

Which ensembles might you find a trumpet?

a)

concert band and symphonic orchestra

b)

jazz band and marching band

c)

boy band and rock band

d)

country trio and string orchestra

e)

mariachi band

50.

In which ensembles would you find a French horn?

a)

woodwind and brass quintets

b)

jazz and country bands

c)

marching bands and symphonic orchestras

d)

concert bands