Families of Instruments/Timbre Quiz

To play a stringed instrument you need a solid column of air.

Sound on an aerophone is produced by a vibrating __________________________________.

The saxophone is a member of the _______________________________ family

Every instrument needs this in order to produce sound.

An ________________________________________ is a solid instrument that produces a sound by being hit.

The oboe is a double reed brass instrument.

Timbre is sometimes refered to as -

In order to produce sound the ______________ pushes air through the vocal cords.

The vibrators for the human voice are:

Timpani are members of the ________________________________family.

On a definite pitch instrument you can produce a specific note.

The bass drum is a definite pitch percussion instrument.

You need electricity to play a membranophone.

To play a brass instrument your lips set up vibrations using a cup mouthpiece.

When you hit, shake, or rub a percussion instrument of ________________________ pitch, you do NOT get a specific note.

On a violin you get different notes by _________________ or ___________________ the string

The viola is a member of the __________________ family

The flute is a no reed electrophone.

In order to produce a variety of different sounds, instruments also include:

In order to be classified as a musical instrument, it must include:

Which of the following is NOT an electrophone?

In order for sound to be projected to the listener, instruments also have one of these.

The Harpsichord belongs to the _______ family.

A clarinet is a _______________ reed instrument

To make a sound on an idiophone you hit this simple, solid instrument.

There are two double reed instruments. They are the bassoon and the _____________.

The Articulators for the human voice are:

The resonators for the human voice are:

Timbre is -

A chordophone produces sound by plucking a tight string