Timbre

Question 0

Strings

Answer 0

Violin
Viola 
Cello
Double Bass
Harp
Guitar

Question 1

Timbre

Answer 1

Timbre refers to the tone colour or sound quality of the music - what instruments are playing it and how it sound.

Question 2

Woodwind

Answer 2

Flute 
Clarinet
Piccolo
Saxophone
Oboe
Bassoon

Question 3

Brass

Answer 3

Trumpet
Trombone
Horn
Tuba

Question 4

Percussion

Answer 4

Xylophone
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Bass drum
Snare drum

Question 5

Keyboard instruments

Answer 5

Piano
Organ
Harpsichord

Question 6

Voice

Answer 6

Soprano
Treble
Mezzo soprano
Alto
Countertenor 
Tenor
Baritone
Bass

Question 7

Arco

Answer 7

Bow the strings

Question 8

Pizzicato

Answer 8

Pluck the strings

Question 9

Con sordino

Answer 9

Play with a mute (as direction so used for brass players)

Question 10

Tremolo

Answer 10

Rapidly and continuously repeat a note

Question 11

Double stopping

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Play two or more notes at once (to create a chord)

Question 12

Slurred

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Notes are played smoothly

Question 13

Tongued

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Notes are played separately

Question 14

Fills

Answer 14

A short passageway music that fills in a gap between different phrases of a melody

Question 15

Falsetto

Answer 15

A technique used by men to sing in a high range

Question 16

Vibrato

Answer 16

A technique that makes the pitch of a note waver for expressive effect

Question 17

Drum machine

Answer 17

An electronic instrument that replicates the sound of different percussion instruments

Question 18

Mixing desk

Answer 18

An electronic device used to combine (or ‘mix’) different audio signals, which can then be manipulated

Question 19

Samples

Answer 19

A sample is a short portion take from an existing recording, which is then included in a new track.

Question 20

Synthesiser

Answer 20

An electronic instrument that can be controlled through a keyboard, which allows you to manipulate the sounds produced and add digital effects.

Question 21

Reverb

Answer 21

Makes the music sound as if it was recorded in a resonant space

Question 22

Delay

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Creates the effect if an echo

Question 23

Distortion

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Alters the sound of an instrument so it becomes rougher and harsher

Question 24

Chorus

Answer 24

Thicken the skin by superimposing similar versions of the same track

Question 25

Panning

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Alter the placement of a sound from left to right of the listener

Question 26

Quantising

Answer 26

A process that fixes notes into a rhythmic grid, increasing rhythmic accuracy.