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To which instrument family does the harpsichord belong? |
| | 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 types 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 sound to soften and fade quickly. |
| | B) | It allows the stinged instrument to sustain its sound and play smooth and connected melodies. |
| | C) | It reduces the volume of the instrument. |
| | D) | It allows the player to execute rapid passages. |
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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, bass, baritone |
| | C) | Soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, alto, baritone, bass |
| | D) | Soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass |
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What limitation was characteristic of early synthesizers built in the 1960s? |
| | A) | They could not vary the tone once a key was struck. |
| | B) | They could only produce one note (tone) at a time. |
| | C) | They were so large that they required half a football field of equipment. |
| | D) | They 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) | Flute |
| | C) | Saxophone |
| | D) | Piccolo |
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Which choir is a mixture of men and women? |
| | A) | SSA |
| | B) | SSAA |
| | C) | SATB |
| | D) | TTBB |
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Which of the following voices is a female voice type? |
| | A) | Bass |
| | B) | Baritone |
| | C) | Tenor |
| | D) | Alto |
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Which of the following percussion instruments produces definite pitch? |
| | A) | Bass drum |
| | B) | Timpani |
| | C) | Side drum |
| | D) | Gong |
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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) | Saxophone |
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Which of the following keyboard instruments produces sound by striking strings with hammers? |
| | A) | Organ |
| | B) | Harpsichord |
| | C) | Piano |
| | D) | Celesta |
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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, trombone, tuba |
| | C) | Trumpet, French horn, tuba, trombone |
| | D) | Trombone, trumpet, French horn, tuba |
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Which of the following percussion instruments produces indefinite pitch? |
| | A) | Triangle |
| | B) | Xylophone |
| | C) | Marimba |
| | 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) | Chordophones are string instruments that are plucked, struck, or bowed. |
| | B) | Idiophones are solid instruments that are struck, shaken, scraped, or rubbed. |
| | C) | Aerophones are instruments that are plucked or struck. |
| | 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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