Timbre/Dynamics

Question 0

Baritone

Answer 0

A male voice whose range lies between that of bass and tenor

Question 1

Acapella

Answer 1

Unaccompanied singing

Question 2

Bassoon

Answer 2

A low-sounding woodwind instrument which has a double reed

Question 3

Bodhran

Answer 3

An Irish Woden drum which is held in one hand and played with a wooden beater

Question 4

Bongo Drums

Answer 4

A percussion instrument which has no two fairly high-pitched drums joined in a pair and usually played with the fingers and palm of the hands

Question 5

Castanets

Answer 5

A wooden or plastic untuned percussion instrument, popular in Spanish music

Question 6

Clarsach

Answer 6

A small Scottish harp used in folk music, ‘Clarsach’ is Gaelic for harp

Question 7

Crescendo

Answer 7

Gradually getting louder

Question 8

Diminuendo

Answer 8

Gradually getting quieter

Question 9

Forte (f)

Answer 9

Loud

Question 10

Fortissimo (ff)

Answer 10

Very loud

Question 11

(French) Horn

Answer 11

To produce a sound, a player blows air through the mouthpiece while vibrating their lips

Question 12

Hi-hat

Answer 12

Used as part of a drum kit, two cymbals (one upside-down) that can be hit with a stick or brush and/or opened/closed with a foot pedal

Question 13

Mezzo-forte (mf)

Answer 13

Moderately loud

Question 14

Mezzo-piano (mp)

Answer 14

Moderately quiet

Question 15

Mezzo Soprano

Answer 15

A female singer whose voice range lies between that of a soprano and an alto

Question 16

Oboe

Answer 16

A woodwind instrument with a double reed. A sound is produced when air vibrates between the two reeds

Question 17

Pianissimo (pp)

Answer 17

Very quiet

Question 18

Piano (p)

Answer 18

Quiet

Question 19

Piccolo

Answer 19

A woodwind instrument which looks like a half-sized flute. It is played in the same way and sound an octave higher than a standard flute

Question 20

Reverb

Answer 20

An electronic effect which can give the impression of different hall acoustics. Some electric guitar amplifiers include a reverb effect

Question 21

Sitar

Answer 21

A plucked Indian guitar

Question 22

Sfortzando (sfz.)

Answer 22

Suddenly getting loud

Question 23

Tabla

Answer 23

Indian drums, often used to accompany the sitar

Question 24

Tuba

Answer 24

The largest sized and lowest sounding brass instrument. To produce a sound, a player blows air through the mouthpiece while vibrating their lips

Question 25

Viola

Answer 25

A string instruments which looks very similar but is slightly bigger in size and lower in pitch than the violin. It can be played with a bow or by plucking the strings