WorksheetsYoung Person's Guide to the Orchestra Quiz Week 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What can be described as “a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing from classical to film music?”
Concert Band
Jazz Band
Orchestra
Cantina Band
Who composed The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Carl Orff
Ludwig van Beethoven
Vaughan Williams
Benjamin Britten
What technique is used in the piece so that every instrument has a chance to play the main theme?
ABA
Theme and variations
Toccata and Fugue
Altered Bass
Who did Britten borrow a tune from in the piece you heard?
Beethoven
Purcell
Mozart
Mr. Mansfield
Which are Woodwind instruments?
Trombone
Bassoon
Harp
Clarinet
To which instrument family does the Tuba belong?
Percussion
Brass
Strings
Woodwinds
Which section is mostly played by hitting something with a stick or mallet?
Percussion
Woodwinds
Brass
Strings
Which is NOT and instrument of the string family?
Piano
Violin
Viola
Cello
Which is not a family of the orchestra?
Woodwind
Brass
Guitars
Percussion
String
Name this instrument of the string family.
Violin
Double bass
Cello
Trombone
How does the oboe create sound?
Double reed
Mouthpiece
By buzzing
Using a bow
woodwinds
brass
drums
percussion
Which is Not a Woodwind instrument?
Flute
Basson
French Horn
Oboe
What string instrument is not played with a bow?
viola
harp
cello
bass
Which instruments are members of the brass family?
The violin is a
chordophone.
aerophone.
membranophone.
idiophone.
Which is your favourite instrument family? Why?
