How does a brass player start the sound?

• By directing air across an edge
• By buzzing the lips
• By blowing onto a thin vibrating reed

Which list names the four main families of the orchestra?

• Strings, woodwind, brass and percussion
• Strings, woodwind, brass and keyboards
• Strings, keyboards, brass and percussion

A flute made of metal belongs to the brass family.

Circle one:   True   False

Two ideal straight pipes have equal length and width, with air at the same temperature. One is open at both ends; one is closed at one end. Which has the lower lowest note?

• The pipe open at both ends
• The pipe closed at one end
• Both have the same lowest note

Two pipes have matching widths and are both closed at one end. Their air is at the same temperature. Which has the lower lowest note?

• The shorter column gives the lower note
• Both columns give the same lowest note
• The longer column gives the lower note

The double bass usually plays lower parts than the cello, but both instruments can play some of the same pitches.

Circle one:   True   False

A flute and trumpet both use vibrating air and play the same pitch. Why are they in different families?

• Their players start vibrations in different ways
• Their construction materials decide their families
• Their loudness decides their families

A player shakes an instrument to make its sound. A friend says it cannot be percussion because it was not struck. Which reply uses the lesson's rule?

• Only struck instruments are percussion
• Only instruments with a skin are percussion
• Shaken instruments can be percussion