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Orchestra.. There's more to it that meets the eye.

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What family is this instrument from?

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

String

Cello

b)

String

Double bass

c)

String

Viola

d)

Brass

Tuba

2.

What family is this instrument from?

a)
String
b)
Woodwind
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
3.

What family is this instrument from?

a)
String
b)
Woodwind
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
4.

What family is this instrument from?

a)
String
b)
Woodwind
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
5.

What family is this instrument from?

a)
String
b)
Woodwind
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
6.

What family is this instrument from?

a)
String
b)
Woodwind
c)
Percussion
d)
Brass
7.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Violin 
b)
Viola
c)
Cello
d)

Double bass

8.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Violin 
b)
Viola
c)
Cello
d)
Double Bass
9.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
10.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
11.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
12.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
13.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Clarinet
b)
Oboe
c)
Bassoon
d)
Flute
14.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Clarinet
b)
Oboe
c)
Bassoon
d)
Flute
15.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Clarinet
b)
Oboe
c)
Bassoon
d)
Flute
16.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)
Clarinet
b)
Oboe
c)
Bassoon
d)
Flute
17.

Which of these means loud/strong dynamic?

a)
Forte
b)
Piano
c)

Fortepiano

d)

Symphony

18.

How many families of instruments there are in a traditional symphony orchestra? ?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

7

19.

Name this family of musical instruments:

a)

String family

b)

Woodwind family

c)

Brass family

d)

Percussion family

20.

Name this family of musical instruments:

a)

Brass family

b)

Woodwind family

c)

String family

d)

Percussion family

21.

Name this family of musical instruments:

a)

Percussion family

b)

String family

c)

Woodwind family

d)

Brass family

22.

What is an orchestra?

a)

A group of musicians playing different instruments together

b)

A group of people hanging out together

c)

Same as Symphony

d)

A group of people performing together

23.

What are the names of 4 families of instruments of the orchestra?

a)

Drums, Violins, Flutes, Trumpets

b)

Violins, Guitar, Piano, Percussion

c)

Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion

d)

Strings, singers, woodwinds, pianists

24.

Violin belongs to:

a)

Brass family

b)

Strings family

c)

Percussion family

d)

Woodwinds family

25.

Saxophone belongs to:

a)

Percussion family

b)

Brass family

c)

Woodwind family

d)

Strings family

26.

How do we make a sound out of Percussion instrument?

a)

By shaking, hitting or scraping it

b)

By using the bow on it

c)

By blowing into it

d)

By singing to it

27.

How do we make the sound out of brass instruments?

a)

By tapping the instrument with your fingers

b)

By blowing the air into the reed .

c)

By shaking and scraping it

d)

By vibrating your own lips and buzzing them against a metal cup-shaped mouthpiece.

28.

How do we call a person who leads the Orchestra?

a)

Composer

b)

Conductor

c)

Copywriter

d)

Director

29.

Piano belongs to

a)

Strings family

b)

Keyboards family

c)

Percussion family

d)

Brass family

30.

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:

a)

bow

b)

orchestra stick

c)

baton

d)

drum stick

31.

What is the name of this stick?

a)

bow

b)

orchestra stick

c)

baton

d)

drum stick

32.

A ___ is an example of a pitched percussion instrument.

a)

Snare drum

b)

Guiro

c)

Xylophone

d)

Triangle

33.

What would we traditionally call an orchestra with around 100 players?

a)

Chamber Orchestra

b)

Symphony Orchestra

c)

Big Band

d)

Grand Orchestra

34.

Which instrument family does this belong to?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

35.

What is the highest sounding string instrument ?

a)
Cello
b)
Viola
c)
Violin
d)
Double bass
36.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Harp
c)

Lyre

d)

Harpsichord

37.
Name this instrument.
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Guiro
c)
Agoga bells
d)
Triangle
38.
Name this instrument.
a)
Bass drum
b)
Tenor Drum
c)
Snare Drum
d)
Floor Tom
39.

What do orchestra conductors do?

a)

Show orchestra how to play their instruments

b)

Show the orchestra when to start, when to stop,

tempos and dynamics.

c)

Write the music for the orchestra

d)

Show orchestra how to tune

40.

What is a Chamber orchestra?

a)

Same as the Symphony Orchestra

b)

An orchestra, that has no string instruments

c)

An orchestra, that plays in smaller rooms, rather than full sized concert halls

d)

A student orchestra

41.

How many musicians has a modern full-scale symphony orchestra on the roster?

a)

About 100

b)

About 200

c)

About 50

d)

About 30

42.

Does piano belong to the Symphony orchestra?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only digital piano

d)

Only for students rehearsals

43.

Which one of the following instruments is not a regular member of the Symphony orchestra?

a)

Violin

b)

Harp

c)

Guitar

d)

Timpani

44.

Which one of the following instruments does not belong to the Percussion family of instruments?

a)

Triangle

b)

Piano

c)

Tuba

d)

Glockenspiel

45.

Which one of the following instruments does not belong to the string family of instruments?

a)

Violin

b)

Harp

c)

Piano

d)

Guitar

46.

Put these instruments in order by the size from the smallest to the largest.

a)

Violin, Cello, Viola, DOuble Bass

b)

Viola, Violin, Cello, Double Bass

c)

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

d)

Double Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin

47.

Put these instruments in order by the sound from lowest to highest.

a)

Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon

b)

Bassoon, Clarinet,

Oboe,

Flute

c)

Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Flute

d)

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon

48.

Which musical instrument belongs to the Woodwind family of instruments, but actually is made out of brass?

a)

Flute

b)

Saxophone

c)

Oboe

d)

Cornet

49.

What's a symphony?

a)

Musical composition written for violins

b)

Musical composition written for the Grand Piano

c)

Musical composition written for the orchestra

d)

Musical composition written for the Ballet

50.

Which one of these famous musicians never wrote any symphonies?

a)

W.A. Mozart

b)

L. Beethoven

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Peter Tchaikovsky

51.

Who is an orchestra concertmaster?

a)

Principal flute

b)

Conductor

c)

First Violin

d)

Principal trompet

52.

Which musical pitch is the modern orchestra tunes to?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.

Which instrument gives the orchestra the tuning pitch?

a)

Piano

b)

Violin

c)

Oboe

d)

Trumpet

54.

Who wrote the Symphony with it's famous "Ode to Joy" in it?

a)

F. Chopin

b)

L. Beethoven

c)

P. Tchaikovsky

d)

J. Brahms