Instrument Jeopardy

General Music Class

Orchestra Strings Wood-winds Brass Percussion

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Orchestra(100)

♫ The orchestra is made up of four instrument families.

True or False? Info

True

Orchestra(200)

♫ What is the name of the person who directs the orchestra?

Info Answer:

The conductor

Orchestra(300)

♫ What instrument family is featured in an orchestra and not in a Band?

Info Answer:

Strings

Orchestra(400)

♫ The average modern orchestra has 90 members.

True or False?

True Info

Orchestra(500)

♫ Where did the first orchestra begin?

Info

Answer:

Egypt

Strings(100)

♪ What are the 4 main string instruments of the orchestra?

Info

Answer:

Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass

Strings(200)

♪ What is the highest pitched instrument in the string family?

InfoAnswer:

Violin

Strings(300)

♪ The bodies of string instruments are made of wood and are hollow or solid?

Info Answer:

Hollow

Strings(400)

♪ The string section makes up more than half of the orchestra.

Info

True or False?

True

Strings(500)

♪ What is the only string instrument that has pedals as well as several strings?

Info Answer:

Harp

Woodwinds(100)

♫ Woodwinds are all made of wood.

True or False?

False Info

Woodwinds(200)

♫ You have to blow into a woodwind instrument in order to produce a sound.

True or False

True

Info

Woodwinds(300)

♫ What is the small piece of wood-like material that is used to produce sound on some woodwinds?

Answer:

A Reed

Info

Woodwinds(400)

♫ What is the lowest pitched woodwind instrument of the orchestra?

Answer:

Bassoon

Info

Woodwinds(500)

♫ What woodwind instrument plays the tuning note at the beginning of a concert?

Answer:

Oboe

Info

Brass(100)

♪ All brass instruments have a mouthpiece and a bell.

True or False?

True Info

Brass(200)

♪ What lip technique is used to produce sound on a brass instrument?

Answer:

Buzzing Info

Brass(300)

♪ What is the only brass instrument that has a slide instead of valves?

Answer:

Trombone

Info

Brass(400)

♪ The brass section is the softest in the orchestra.

True or False?

False Info

Brass(500)

♪ What is the name of the metal or plastic cone-shaped object used by brass players to soften the sound of their instrument?

Info Answer:

A Mute

Percussion(100)

♫ Sound is produced on percussion instruments by striking or shaking.

True or False?

True Info

Percussion(200)

♫ What is the instrument that produces a loud, crashing sound?

Answer:

Cymbals Info

Percussion(300)

♫ What is the lowest sounding type of drum?

Answer:

Bass Drum Info

Percussion(400)

♫ What percussion instrument looks like a large xylophone and is played with soft mallets?

Answer:

Marimba Info

Percussion(500)

♫ All percussion instruments are untuned.

True or False?

False Info ToFinal

Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

♫ What is the one instrument in the orchestra that can be part of either the string or the percussion family?

Answer:

Piano Info

NYS Music Standards

New York StateMusic Standards