Instruments

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Tuba

Question 2

Which orchestral string instrument do you clasp between your knees?

Answer 2

Cello

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Bassoon

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Cor Anglais

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Xylophone

Question 6

Name the instruments that make up a string quartet.

Answer 6

Violin x 2 Viola Cello

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Pizzicato or ‘pizz’.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Portamento

Question 9

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

Answer 9

A drum roll

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Double Bass