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A pizzicato effect is created on a string instrument when |
the strings are plucked |
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All of the following are indefinite pitch percussion instruments EXCEPT the |
chimes |
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Which brass instrument dates back to ancient times and was used for religious ceremonies and military signals? |
trumpet |
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Which keyboard instrument is also a wind instrument? |
organ |
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On bowed string instruments, sliding the hand along the string while bowing it produces a ________ effect. |
glissando |
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Percussion instruments are divided into two categories: definite or indefinite pitch. |
true |
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Playing a series of notes smoothly and with connection is called |
legato |
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The string family includes which types of instruments? |
bowed and plucked |
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The "heart" of the orchestra is the _____ section. |
string |
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The bowed string instrument with the highest range is the |
violin |
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The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups? |
strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion |
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The opposite of legato is |
staccato |
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The sousaphone is the marching-band adaptation of which instrument? |
tuba |
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The term arpeggio, meaning "broken chord," is derived from the name of what instrument? |
harp |
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Which brass instrument descended from the ancient hunting horn? |
French horn |
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Which instrument derives its name from the Italian word meaning "loud-soft"? |
piano |
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Which is an example of pitched percussion? |
xylophone |
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Which keyboard instrument produces sound with quills that pluck metal strings? |
harpsichord |
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Which of the following is a double-reed instrument? |
oboe |
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Which instruments are members of the woodwind family? |
flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone |
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