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Middle School Music History Quiz
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1
How do brass instruments create sound?
Buzzing Lips
Hitting them
Moving Valves
Blowing Air
2
Which of these is the trombone a direct descendant of?
Pan Flute
Sacbut
Tuba
Chalumeau
3
What is an instrument most people are born with?
Piano
Hands
Sacbut
Voice
4
How do you normally create sound on a Cello?
Striking it with a Stick
Plucking its strings
Blowing Air across it
Pulling a Bow across its strings
5
Which came first: the Chalumeau or Clarinet?
Chalumeau
Both the Same thing!
Clarinet
Same time!
6
Brass instruments (and their ancestors) were generally first used for:
Amplifying Information
Dance Music
Being Sneaky
Being Loud
7
Who is considered the Father of Music Theory?
Mozart
Beethoven
Pythagoras
Bach
8
Which set of these are all melodic percussion?
Chimes, Marimba, Vibraphone
Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Triangle
Bells, Djembe, Xylophone
Timpani, Glockenspiel, Cymbals
9
What is a benefit of playing a guitar or harp as opposed to a wind instrument?
You can Sing or Tell Stories while playing.
You can play more than one Note at a time.
They Rock
It's way cooler than anything else.
10
How is sound created?
Frequency
Vibration
Waves
Wind
11
What set of these were all traditional reasons for playing a drum?
Orchestras, Choirs, Child Games
Parties, House Warming, Baby Showers
Rap Battles, Donkey Kong, DDR
Dancing, Battle Formation, Scaring Predators
12
What is the benefit of the Violin/Viola/Cello’s compared to the other string instruments?
You only play one note at a time
They can be carried further.
You can play the notes faster
Using the Bow allows for longer sounds
13
Which of these is an ancestor of our Brass family?
Squash
Reeds
Shofar
Conch Shell
14
What is generally considered the oldest wind instrument?
Flute
Djembe
Clarinet
Trumpet
15
The Double Bass is closer related to the Cello than the Guitar. (T/F)?
False
True
16
What were the earliest manufactured/made instruments used for (non-percussion)?
Hunting
Making fire
Battle Rallying Cry
Rap Battles
17
The recorder is a toy. (T/F)?
True
False
18
What was the first non-percussion instrument we know of that indicated people made songs for leisure (for fun)?
Tuba
Bassoon
Harp
Saxophone
19
Saxophones are the youngest of the mainstream woodwind family. (T/F)?
False
True
20
In what era did the Violin get created?
Romantic Period
Modern Era
String Age
Renaissance
21
How is sound created on the earlier string instruments?
Blow on them.
Pluck them.
Hit them.
Bow across the strings.
22
What is something that the creation of a harp or guitar signaled about a society or tribe?
They were Hunters.
They had free time.
They lived by a river.
It was relatively safe.
23
What era brought upon a major turning point in the instruments used in western music?
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Stone Age
Edo Period
24
What is the traditional name for the Part of a drum that you hit?
Top
Bouncer
Skin
Strike Plate
