Orchestra

Question 1

Order of voices highest to lowest

Answer 1

Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Contralto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass

Question 2

Soprano and alto clef

Answer 2

Treble clef

Question 3

Tenor clef

Answer 3

Treble clef with an 8 under it

Question 4

What are the four families in the orchestra?

Answer 4

Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion

Question 5

What is the highest to lowest sounding string instrument?

Answer 5

Violin
Viola
Cello
Double bass

Question 6

What is the only instrument to use the alto clef?

Answer 6

Viola

Question 7

What is the only transposing string instrument?

Answer 7

Double bass

Question 8

Arco

Answer 8

Play with bow

Question 9

Con sordini

Answer 9

With mutes

Question 10

Senza sordini

Answer 10

Without mutes

Question 11

Pizzicato, pizz.

Answer 11

Pluck the strings

Question 12

Sul G

Answer 12

Play on the G string

Question 13

Sul ponticello

Answer 13

Play near the bridge

Question 14

V

Answer 14

Up bow

Question 15

Double stop

Answer 15

Play two strings at once

Question 16

What is the highest to lowest sounding woodwind instrument?

Answer 16

Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon

Question 17

What is the only transposing woodwind instrument

Answer 17

Clarinet

Question 18

What woodwind instruments are double reed

Answer 18

Oboe

Bassoon

Question 19

What woodwind instruments are single reed

Answer 19

Clarinet

Question 20

What woodwind instruments use the treble clef

Answer 20

Flute
Oboe
Clarinet

Question 21

What woodwind instruments use the bass/tenor clef

Answer 21

Bassoon

Question 22

What is the highest to lowest sounding brass instrument

Answer 22

Trumpet
Horn
Trombone
Tuba

Question 23

What are the transposing brass instruments

Answer 23

Trumpet

Horn

Question 24

What are the non transposing brass instruments

Answer 24

Trombone

Tuba

Question 25

What brass instrument uses a slide to change notes

Answer 25

Trombone

Question 26

What clefs does the trumpet use

Answer 26

Treble

Question 27

What clefs does the horn use

Answer 27

Bass/ treble

Question 28

What clefs does the trombone use

Answer 28

Bass/ tenor

Question 29

What clefs does the tuba use

Answer 29

Bass

Question 30

What percussion instruments have definite pitch

Answer 30

Timpani
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Marimba
Vibraphone
Celesta
Tubular bells

Question 31

What percussion instruments have indefinite pitch

Answer 31

Side drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Triangle
Tambourine
Castanets
Tam-tam

Question 32

Mano destra m.d.

Answer 32

Right hand

Question 33

Mano sinistra, m.s.

Answer 33

Left hand

Question 33

Mano sinistra, m.s.

Answer 33

Left hand

Question 34

Con pedale

Answer 34

With pedal

Question 35

Senza pedale

Answer 35

Without pedal

Question 36

Una corda (1 string)

Answer 36

Press the left pedal

Question 37

Tre corde (3 strings)

Answer 37

Release the left pedal

Question 38

Stringed keyboard instrument

Answer 38

Piano
Clavichord
Harpsichord

Question 39

Hammer to strike the string

Answer 39

Piano

Question 40

Key activates blade (tangent) to strike the string

Answer 40

Clavichord

Question 41

Key activates a jack with a plectrum on it that plucks the string

Answer 41

Harpsichord

Question 42

In chromatic scale

Answer 42

• I and V used only once (1st and 5th)
• other scale degrees used twice
• add necessary accidentals

Question 43

Semitones in a perfect 5th

Answer 43

7

Question 44

In melodic minor

Answer 44

6th and 7th raised ascending only

Question 45

Harmonic minor

Answer 45

7th note raised ascending and descending

Question 46

Order of sharps

Answer 46

F#
C#
G#
D#
A#
E#

Question 47

Order of flats

Answer 47

Bb
Eb
Ab
Db
Gb
Cb

Question 48

Enharmonic equivalent

Answer 48

Same pitch different names