Instruments

Question 0

Which orchestral string instrument do you clasp between your knees?

Answer 0

Cello

Question 1

Which instrument in the Brass family plays the lowest notes in a typical orchestra?

Answer 1

Tuba

Question 2

Which instrument in the Woodwind family plays the lowest notes in a typical orchestra?

Answer 2

Bassoon

Question 3

This woodwind instrument is similar to the Oboe but just a little larger and has a lower pitch range. What is it?

Answer 3

Cor Anglais

Question 4

What do pyou call the percussion instrument that looks like a Glockenspiel but its note bars are made of wood?

Answer 4

Xylophone

Question 5

Name the instruments that make up a string quartet.

Answer 5

Violin x 2
Viola
Cello

Question 6

What Italian word is used to describe a string instrument as it plucks its strings?

Answer 6

Pizzicato or ‘pizz’.

Question 7

What is the technical word for a Trombone as it ‘slides’ from one note to the next?

Answer 7

Portamento

Question 8

What do you call a rapid beating of a Timpani with two beaters?

Answer 8

A drum roll

Question 9

Which string instrument is used in a jazz trio to provide the bass notes?

Answer 9

Double Bass