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Question 1

what is alto?

Answer 1

the lowest female voice

Question 2

what are backing vocals?

Answer 2

singers who support the lead singer(s) usually by singing in harmony in the background

Question 3

what is bass?

Answer 3

the lowest male voice

Question 4

what is a bass drum?

Answer 4

untuned percussion. a big drum, low in pitch

Question 5

what is bass guitar?

Answer 5

a 4 string guitar which is pitched lower than a guitar

Question 6

what is a brass band?

Answer 6

a band with brass and percussion instruments

Question 7

what is a clarinet?

Answer 7

a woodwind instrument which uses a single reed

Question 8

what is a cello?

Answer 8

a string instrument which is larger than a violin and smaller than a double bass

Question 9

what are cymbols?

Answer 9

untuned percussion. cymbals can be crashed together or struck with a stick or beater

Question 10

what is distortion?

Answer 10

an electronic effect used in rock music to colour the sound of an electric guitar

Question 11

what is a double bass?

Answer 11

the largest and lowest string instrument

Question 12

what is a flute?

Answer 12

a woodwind instrument which is made of metal

Question 13

what is a glockenspiel?

Answer 13

a tuned percussion instrument with metal bars

Question 14

what is a güiro?

Answer 14

an untuned percussion instrument. it is made of hollowed out wood and scraped with a wooden stick

Question 15

what is a harpsichord?

Answer 15

a keyboard instrument where the string are plucked

Question 16

what is muted?

Answer 16

using a device which changes the sound of an instrument. brass instruments and string instruments can use mutes

Question 17

what are pan pipes?

Answer 17

pipes which are graded in size and bound together. the sound is made by blowing across the top of the pipes

Question 18

what is a recorder?

Answer 18

there are four main types of recorder: descant, treble, tenor and bass

Question 19

what is a saxophone?

Answer 19

a woodwind instrument made of metal which uses a single reed

Question 20

what is soprano?

Answer 20

the highest female singing voice

Question 21

what is a snare drum?

Answer 21

untuned percussion. this drum can be played with sticks or brushes. the snares are a set of metal wires streched across the bottom skin of the drum. the snares can be giving a ‘rattly’ sound, or off, giving a ‘dry’ sound

Question 22

what is a tambourine?

Answer 22

an untuned percussion instrument with jingles

Question 23

what is tenor?

Answer 23

the highest male voice

Question 24

what is a timpani?

Answer 24

tuned percussion. a timpani is a large copper coloured drum. the pitches of each drum can be charged, either by hand or by pedal

Question 25

what is a triangle?

Answer 25

an untuned percussion instrument struck with a beater

Question 26

what is a trombone?

Answer 26

a brass instrument with a slide

Question 27

what is a trumpet?

Answer 27

the highest brass instrument

Question 28

what is a violin?

Answer 28

the highest string instrument

Question 29

what is a wind band?

Answer 29

a band with woodwind, brass and percussion instruments

Question 30

what is a xylophone?

Answer 30

a tuned percussion instrument with wooden bars