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WorksheetsOrchestra.. There's more to it that meets the eye.
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 31mins
What family is this instrument from?
What is the name of this instrument?
String
Cello
String
Double bass
String
Viola
Brass
Tuba
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Double bass
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Which of these means loud/strong dynamic?
Fortepiano
Symphony
How many families of instruments there are in a traditional symphony orchestra? ?
4
3
6
7
Name this family of musical instruments:
String family
Woodwind family
Brass family
Percussion family
Name this family of musical instruments:
Brass family
Woodwind family
String family
Percussion family
Name this family of musical instruments:
Percussion family
String family
Woodwind family
Brass family
What is an orchestra?
A group of musicians playing different instruments together
A group of people hanging out together
Same as Symphony
A group of people performing together
What are the names of 4 families of instruments of the orchestra?
Drums, Violins, Flutes, Trumpets
Violins, Guitar, Piano, Percussion
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
Strings, singers, woodwinds, pianists
Violin belongs to:
Brass family
Strings family
Percussion family
Woodwinds family
Saxophone belongs to:
Percussion family
Brass family
Woodwind family
Strings family
How do we make a sound out of Percussion instrument?
By shaking, hitting or scraping it
By using the bow on it
By blowing into it
By singing to it
How do we make the sound out of brass instruments?
By tapping the instrument with your fingers
By blowing the air into the reed .
By shaking and scraping it
By vibrating your own lips and buzzing them against a metal cup-shaped mouthpiece.
How do we call a person who leads the Orchestra?
Composer
Conductor
Copywriter
Director
Piano belongs to
Strings family
Keyboards family
Percussion family
Brass family
A stick that is used by conductors primarily to enlarge and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians is called:
bow
orchestra stick
baton
drum stick
What is the name of this stick?
bow
orchestra stick
baton
drum stick
A ___ is an example of a pitched percussion instrument.
Snare drum
Guiro
Xylophone
Triangle
What would we traditionally call an orchestra with around 100 players?
Chamber Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra
Big Band
Grand Orchestra
Which instrument family does this belong to?
String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
What is the highest sounding string instrument ?
Lyre
Harpsichord
What do orchestra conductors do?
Show orchestra how to play their instruments
Show the orchestra when to start, when to stop,
tempos and dynamics.
Write the music for the orchestra
Show orchestra how to tune
What is a Chamber orchestra?
Same as the Symphony Orchestra
An orchestra, that has no string instruments
An orchestra, that plays in smaller rooms, rather than full sized concert halls
A student orchestra
How many musicians has a modern full-scale symphony orchestra on the roster?
About 100
About 200
About 50
About 30
Does piano belong to the Symphony orchestra?
Yes
No
Only digital piano
Only for students rehearsals
Which one of the following instruments is not a regular member of the Symphony orchestra?
Violin
Harp
Guitar
Timpani
Which one of the following instruments does not belong to the Percussion family of instruments?
Triangle
Piano
Tuba
Glockenspiel
Which one of the following instruments does not belong to the string family of instruments?
Violin
Harp
Piano
Guitar
Put these instruments in order by the size from the smallest to the largest.
Violin, Cello, Viola, DOuble Bass
Viola, Violin, Cello, Double Bass
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Double Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin
Put these instruments in order by the sound from lowest to highest.
Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon
Bassoon, Clarinet,
Oboe,
Flute
Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Flute
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
Which musical instrument belongs to the Woodwind family of instruments, but actually is made out of brass?
Flute
Saxophone
Oboe
Cornet
What's a symphony?
Musical composition written for violins
Musical composition written for the Grand Piano
Musical composition written for the orchestra
Musical composition written for the Ballet
Which one of these famous musicians never wrote any symphonies?
W.A. Mozart
L. Beethoven
Elvis Presley
Peter Tchaikovsky
Who is an orchestra concertmaster?
Principal flute
Conductor
First Violin
Principal trompet
Which musical pitch is the modern orchestra tunes to?
A
B
C
D
Which instrument gives the orchestra the tuning pitch?
Piano
Violin
Oboe
Trumpet
Who wrote the Symphony with it's famous "Ode to Joy" in it?
F. Chopin
L. Beethoven
P. Tchaikovsky
J. Brahms
