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Concert and Marching Band Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the typical instrumentation of a concert band?

a)

Electric guitars and synthesizers

b)

Solo vocalists and backup singers

c)

Banjos and accordions

d)

Woodwinds, brass, percussion, and sometimes strings

2.

What are the different formations used in marching band performances?

a)

Squares, triangles, ovals, and rectangles

b)

Random patterns, zigzags, and spirals

c)

Concentric circles, parallel lines, and irregular shapes

d)

Straight lines, curves, circles, diagonals, and block formations

3.

Which instrument is responsible for keeping the tempo in a concert band?

a)

Flute

b)

Conductor

c)

Tuba

d)

Triangle

4.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a gradual increase in volume?

a)

decrescendo

b)

forte

c)

piano

d)

crescendo

5.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a gradual decrease in volume?

a)

crescendo

b)

fortissimo

c)

diminuendo

d)

allegro

6.

What is the highest-pitched instrument in a concert band?

a)

Tuba

b)

Saxophone

c)

Bassoon

d)

Piccolo

7.

What is the lowest-pitched instrument in a concert band?

a)

Tuba

b)

Flute

c)

Clarinet

d)

Saxophone

8.

What is the name of the percussion instrument that consists of a set of tuned metal bars?

a)

Triangle

b)

Glockenspiel

c)

Xylophone

d)

Tambourine

9.

What is the name of the percussion instrument that consists of a set of wooden bars?

a)

Xylophone

b)

Flute

c)

Trombone

d)

Trumpet

10.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a smooth, connected style of playing?

a)

adagio

b)

forte

c)

staccato

d)

legato

11.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a short, detached style of playing?

a)

staccato

b)

forte

c)

adagio

d)

legato

12.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a quick, strong accent on a note?

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

c)

Piano

d)

Marcato or Martellato

13.

What is the name of the instrument that produces sound by vibrating a reed?

a)

Trombone

b)

Clarinet or Saxophone

c)

Piano

d)

Flute

14.

What is the name of the instrument that produces sound by blowing air across a mouthpiece?

a)

Water instrument

b)

Fire instrument

c)

Earth instrument

d)

Wind instrument

15.

What is the name of the instrument that produces sound by striking a stretched skin or membrane?

a)

Flute

b)

Drum

c)

Clarinet

d)

Saxophone

16.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a note should be played for half the duration of a quarter note?

a)

Semi-breve

b)

Minim

c)

Crotchet

d)

Quaver

17.

What is the name of the brass instrument that has a slide to change the pitch?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Tuba

c)

Trombone

d)

French Horn

18.

What is the name of the instrument that produces sound by plucking the strings?

a)

Flute

b)

Drum

c)

Guitar

d)

Trumpet

19.

What is the name of the musical notation that indicates a note should be played softly?

a)

Forte

b)

Piano

c)

Staccato

d)

Legato

20.

What is the name of the instrument that produces sound by striking a set of metal plates or bells?

a)

Chimes

b)

Flute

c)

Clarinet

d)

Saxophone