WorksheetsTest, Part 2: Woodwinds and Percussion
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Regarding woodwind instruments, which of the following statements is true?
Longer woodwinds sound higher.
Shorter woodwinds sound higher.
Bigger woodwinds sound louder
Smaller woodwinds sound softer.
The source of sound for most woodwinds is a thin piece of wood called a
reed
ligature
mouthpiece
blower
The oldest woodwind instrument of all is the
oboe
piccolo
flute
saxophone
A shorter version of the flute is called the
recorder
piccolo
bassoon
clarinet
Which instrument does NOT use a double reed?
oboe
English horn
clarinet
bassoon
The bassoon player tunes the orchestra before performances.
TRUE
FALSE
Aside from the piano, the contrabassoon plays the lowest notes in the orchestra.
TRUE
FALSE
The instrumentation of the orchestra was established before what instrument was invented?
saxophone
recorder
clarinet
bassoon
What instrument is commonly used as a beginner woodwind instrument in schools?
saxophone
recorder
clarinet
bassoon
The Aboriginal people of Australia invented the
pan flute
shakuhachi
bag pipes
digeridoo
A woodwind instrument that makes use of an 'air bag' is the
pan flute
saxophone
shakuhachi
bag pipes
What woodwind instrument has a series of different length tubes bound together?
pan flute
clarinet
recorder
bassoon
Regarding woodwind instruments, which of the following statements is true?
On a woodwind instrument, moving air makes a reed
The instrumentation of the orchestra was established before what instrument was invented?
What instrument is commonly used as a beginner woodwind instrument in schools?
The Aboriginal people of Australia invented the
A woodwind instrument that makes use of an "air bag" is the
On a snare drum, the snares are made of
Another name for a kettledrum is
A player changes the pitch of a timpani drum by using
Tubular bells are usually struck with a
A xylophone’s keys are made of
The xylophone is _____________ than the marimba.
Which instrument has the largest range of any instrument in the orchestra?
A small drum with jingles set into the edge is a
Percussion instruments that often contains pebbles or beans are the
An instrument with metal chimes hanging from a length of wood is called the
A percussion instrument is any instrument that is
A percussion instrument with no resonator tubes is the
All sound begins with
An instrument made with loops of steel ball chain is the
Another name for the tam-tam is the
