jeopardy orchestra
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Jeopardy
General Music Class
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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
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Woodwinds
(400)
♫ What is the lowest pitched woodwind instrument of the orchestra?
Answer:
Bassoon
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Woodwinds
(500)
♫ What woodwind instrument plays the tuning note at the beginning of a concert?
Answer:
Oboe
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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 To
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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
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