WorksheetsExtreme Music Showdown
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
The lines in the treble staff are, from bottom to top:
Which famous guitar brand has a model named the Stratocaster?
Fender
Gibson
Jackson
PRS
This large wind instrument is used for cultural music by the indigenous people of Australia.
bassoon
flimflam
didgeridoo
tuba
This instrument was patented in 1856 and featured a double-reed. It was used to replace oboes and bassoons in outdoor band music. What instrument was it?
Sudophone
Saxophone
Sousaphone
Sarrusophone
A dotted half note equals how many quarter notes?
2
3
4
6
The musical term used to describe differences in volume is:
(a)
This instrument has a very long tube with a curved bell towards the end. It’s heavily associated with the Swiss Alps. What is it?
swisshorn
yoohoorn
alphorn
yodelhorn
Typically used for jazz music, this instrument will rarely find its way onto the symphonic stage.
sousaphone
cornet
trumpet
saxophone
The small lines above or below a staff are called:
Draw the treble clef symbol

Explain what a Ritardando is
Which of these voices parts are typically female?
bass
tenor
alto
baritone
soprano
This instrument has heavy associations with a band’s rhythm section. It’s also heavily used in certain cultures to strengthen their men in war, or to provide a beat for dance. What is it?
Circle common time
This interesting set-up – made up of metal pots hung over a frame – is considered am musical instrument and originated in Bali. What is it called?
Geong
Balamb
Reyong
Raikey
Put the following dynamics in order from quietest to loudest:
piano
forte
mezzopiano
fortissimo
If there are 52 white keys on a piano, how many black keys does it have?
(a)
Draw a fermata symbol

Symphony Number 9 was one of the most popular symphonies to be composed by this former director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. In fact, Neil Armstrong even brought the composition with him on the Apollo mission to the moon. It was dubbed the ‘New World Symphony’. Who composed it?
Dvorak
Tchaikovsky
Wagner
Dumbledore
A modern orchestra is divided into different sections, each of which is composed of similar musical instruments that emit sounds that compliment each other. How many sections are there?
(a)
Draw the segno symbol (for D.S. al coda)

Most composers user logical sequences to number their compositions, except for this one. His sixth and ninth cause frequent confusion, so the ninth is nicknamed the Great C Major to distinguish it from the sixth in the same key. The eight is unfinished, and the seventh does not exist. Who is this composer?
Handel
Mozart
Schubert
Paganini
How fast or slow the steady beat is moving is
called the
(a)
Draw the symbol that cancels a sharp or a flat

The term for performing a detached, short
note is called
staccato
legato
clippato
gelato
