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Unit 2 - Music Basics (Music in Movies)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what instrument is this?

a)

flute

b)

saxophone

c)

clarinet

d)

tuba

2.

Which of the following is a stringed instrument?

a)

trombone

b)

saxophone

c)

harp

d)

timpani

3.

WHAT INSTRUMENT IS IT?

a)

VIOLIN

b)

CELLO

c)

DOUBLE BASS

d)

BASS

4.

What´s the name of this musical instrument?

a)

piano

b)

tambourine

c)

flute

d)

triangle

5.
What family does this belong to?
a)
string
b)
wood wind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
6.
What family does the French Horn or Horn in F belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
percussion
d)
woodwind
7.
What family does the bass drum belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
percussion
d)
brass
8.
What family does the clarinet belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
9.
What family does the double bass belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
10.
The piano belongs to which families?
a)
brass, percussion
b)
string, brass
c)
string, percussion
d)
woodwind, brass
11.
The harp belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
12.
The tuba belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
13.
Maracas belong to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
14.
The violin belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
15.
The timpani (or kettle drums) belong to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
16.
The viola belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
17.
The flute belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
woodwind
c)
string
d)
percussion
18.
The bassoon belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
woodwind
c)
string
d)
percussion
19.
The cello belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
20.
The snare drum belongs to which family?
a)
percussion
b)
string
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
21.
The oboe belongs to which family?
a)
string 
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
22.
The trombone belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
23.
The trumpet belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
24.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Flute

b)

Trumpet

c)

Bass

d)

Cymbal

25.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Gong

b)

Snare Drum

c)

Kazoo

d)

Violin

26.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Flute

b)

Cello

c)

Trumpet

d)

Maracas

27.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Viola

b)

Bells

c)

Saxophone

d)

Trombone

28.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Oboe

b)

Tuba

c)

Cello

d)

Clarinet

29.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Bassoon

b)

French Horn

c)

Viola

d)

Flute

30.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Bass

b)

Flute

c)

Violin

d)

Snare Drum

31.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Flute

b)

Timpani

c)

Saxophone

d)

Trombone

32.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Bass Drum

b)

Clarinet

c)

Oboe

d)

Triangle

33.

Which instrument do you hear?

a)

Oboe

b)

Cello

c)

Saxophone

d)

French Horn

34.

Which family of instruments creates sound by the vibration of the players lips against a cup shaped mouthpiece

a)

Strings

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

35.

Which family of instruments creates sound by the vibration of a reed?

a)

Strings

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

36.

Which family of instruments creates sound by hitting, shaking or scraping?

a)

Strings

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

37.

What word describes the use of basic skills in order to gain exact control

over their instruments, pitches, coordination, etc.

a)

Technique

b)

Tapioca

c)

Technician

d)

Telepathy

38.

What is a "sea shanty" ? Provide the most complete definition you can.

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39.

What musical term is used to describe the SPEED of a song?

a)

beat

b)

rhythm

c)

tempo

d)

meter

40.

What musical term is used to describe the combination of long and short sounds in a musical composition?

a)

beat

b)

rhythm

c)

tempo

d)

meter

41.

What term refers to a time of SILENCE in a piece of music?

a)

rhythm

b)

beat

c)

rest

d)

tempo

42.

Which word describes a melodic phrase that is repeated over and over in a piece.

a)

ostinato

b)

theme

c)

royalties

d)

homophonic

43.

Which describes the choice of instruments that a composer deliberately makes when writing a piece of music.

a)

composer

b)

theme

c)

ostinato

d)

orchestration

44.

Which word describes when a piece of music contains two or more different melodies being played simultaneously?

a)

ostinato

b)

composer

c)

homophonic

d)

polyphonic

45.

In your own words, describe what "timbre" means?

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