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- 2. A. String instruments are instruments that are plucked or bowed and are often referred to as the “backbone” of the orchestra. Examples: ● Violin – the leader and the heart of the orchestra. Played by moving the bow to and from across the strings. ● Viola – a little larger than violin. It is tuned a fifth lower than violin.
- 3. ● Cello –larger than viola. Held by the player between his/her knees and moves the bow to and from. ● Double bass – larger among the stringed instruments that has the lowest pitch. ● Harp – stringed instrument that is played by plucking.
- 4. B. Woodwind instruments produce music when musicians blow the mouthpiece. Examples: ● Piccolo is the smallest instrument in the woodwind section. It has a range octave higher than flute. ● Flute has a high range and is really capable of producing fast series tones.
- 5. ● Oboe is the most dramatic among the woodwind musical instruments. ● Clarinet is a cylindrical instrument with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and a flaring bell at the end. ● Bassoon is called “clown” of the orchestra for it has a long curving metallic mouthpiece. Its tone is soft and mellow.
- 6. C. Brass instruments are used to produce sound by means of blowing. They are made of brass metal. Examples: ● Trumpet is the main instrument of the brass section which has a brilliant and brassy sound. ● Trombone is the only sliding instrument in the brass section that charges pitch in any key.
- 7. ● French Horn is 12-feet long and sounds more mellow than the trumpet. ● Tuba is the largest in the brass section and has the lowest pitch.
- 8. D. Percussion instruments are played by striking the instruments with sticks or hammers while other are through shaking or rubbing like maracas. Examples: ● Timpani look like big polished bowls or upside-down teakettles, which is why they're also called kettledrums. They are big copper pots with drumheads made of calfskin or plastic stretched over their tops.
- 9. ● Snare drum is a smallish drum made of wood or brass with drumheads made of calfskin or plastic stretched over both ends of a hollow cylinder. It has a set of wire-wrapped strings stretched across the bottom head (the snare), which give the snare drum its unique "rattling" sound when the drum is hit.
- 10. ● Bass drum, like the double bass, is the biggest member of the percussion family and therefore makes the lowest sounds. The bass drum is built like a very large snare drum, although without the snare; it is also an untuned instrument.
- 11. ● Xylophone originally came from Africa and Asia, but has a Greek name that means "wood sound." The modern xylophone has wooden bars or keys arranged like the keys of the piano, which the player hits with a mallet. ● Gong, also known as the tamtam, is a very large metal plate that hangs suspended from a metal pipe. It looks similar to a cymbal and is also untuned, but is much larger and has a raised center.