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What instrument family contains instruments that produce sound through plucking, bowing, and striking? |
| | A) | percussion |
| | B) | strings |
| | C) | keyboard |
| | D) | brass |
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Which of the following instruments uses a drone? |
| | A) | Bagpipes |
| | B) | Bongos |
| | C) | Tom-toms |
| | D) | Congas |
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What type of instruments are played by plucking, striking, or bowing? |
| | A) | stringed instruments |
| | B) | woodwind instruments |
| | C) | percussion instruments |
| | D) | brass instruments |
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What effect does using a bow have on a stringed instrument? |
| | A) | It allows the stringed instrument to sustain its sound and play smooth and connected melodies. |
| | B) | It allows the sound to soften and fade quickly. |
| | C) | It reduces the volume of the instrument. |
| | D) | It allows the player to execute rapid passages. |
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| 5 | |
From high to low, what is the correct order of the voice types? |
| | A) | mezzo soprano, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass |
| | B) | soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass |
| | C) | soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, bass, baritone |
| | D) | soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, alto, baritone, bass |
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What limitation was characteristic of early synthesizers built in the 1960s? |
| | A) | Early synthesizers in the 1960s could not vary the tone once a key was struck. |
| | B) | Early synthesizers in the 1960s could only produce one note (tone) at a time. |
| | C) | Early synthesizers in the 1960s were so large that they required half a football field of equipment. |
| | D) | Early synthesizers in the 1960s were dangerous to operate and caused many fires. |
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Which of the following woodwind instruments is rarely made of metal? |
| | A) | clarinet |
| | B) | piccolo |
| | C) | flute |
| | D) | saxophone |
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Which choir is a mixture of men and women? |
| | A) | SATB |
| | B) | SSA |
| | C) | SSAA |
| | D) | TTBB |
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Which of the following voices is a female voice type? |
| | A) | Alto |
| | B) | Tenor |
| | C) | Baritone |
| | D) | Bass |
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Which of the following percussion instruments produces definite pitch? |
| | A) | Bass drum |
| | B) | Side drum |
| | C) | Gong |
| | D) | Timpani |
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Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the bassoon? |
| | A) | The bassoon is a double-reed instrument. |
| | B) | The bassoon is an aerophone. |
| | C) | The bassoon plays in the bass range. |
| | D) | The bassoon has the lowest range of any woodwind instrument. |
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Which of the following techniques is achieved without the use of a bow on a stringed instrument. |
| | A) | pizzicato |
| | B) | legato |
| | C) | staccato |
| | D) | tremolo |
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Which of the following woodwind instruments does not use a double reed? |
| | A) | oboe |
| | B) | bassoon |
| | C) | crumhorn |
| | D) | clarinet |
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Which of the following keyboard instruments produces sound by striking strings with hammers? |
| | A) | organ |
| | B) | harpsichord |
| | C) | celesta |
| | D) | piano |
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Which family of bowed string instruments is most often used today? |
| | A) | rebec |
| | B) | viol |
| | C) | violin |
| | D) | lute |
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From highest to lowest pitch range, what is the order of the four most common orchestral brass instruments? |
| | A) | French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba |
| | B) | trumpet, French horn, tuba, trombone |
| | C) | trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba |
| | D) | trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba |
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Which of the following percussion instruments produces indefinite pitch? |
| | A) | Xylophone |
| | B) | Marimba |
| | C) | Triangle |
| | D) | Chime |
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Which of the following constitutes a mixed consort? |
| | A) | Two Violins, Viola, and Cello |
| | B) | Guitar, Bass, Flute, and Voice |
| | C) | Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon |
| | D) | Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, and Tuba |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | Aerophones are instruments that can produce harmony. |
| | B) | Chordophones are string instruments that are plucked, struck, or bowed. |
| | C) | Idiophones are solid instruments that are struck, shaken, scraped, or rubbed. |
| | D) | Membranophones are drums that produce sound by the vibration of a membrane stretched across all or part of the instrument. |
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Which of the following is not a musical instrument family? |
| | A) | Orchestra |
| | B) | Voice |
| | C) | Keyboard |
| | D) | Electronic |
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