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Musical timbre

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    Game about how timbre allows us to identify the sound source (instrument or voice)
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  • The violoncello and the double bass are played standing. True or false?
    False. The double bass yes, but when playing the cello you are seated.
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  • _____ string instruments produced sounds by pulling the strings with the fingers.
    Plucked string instruments.
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  • The _____ _____ is the lowest instrument in the string section.
    Double bass
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  • When cello players use their fingers to pluck the strings, it is called...
    Pizzicato.
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  • The _______ is a curved piece of wood with horsehair used to play some stringed instruments.
    Bow.
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  • Is the recorder a brass instrument?
    No
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  • The flute does not use a reed. True or false?
    True
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  • The French horn is the largest member of the brass family. True or false?
    False. It is the tuba.
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  • The trombone has long slides to change the pitches. True or false?
    True.
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  • The oboe is quite similar to the clarinet and it also has a single reed. True or false?
    False.
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  • The bassoon is the largest woodwind instrument. True or false?
    False.
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  • The saxophone is a brass instrument. True or false?
    False.
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  • The ____ is a small thin piece of wood that vibrates to produce sound. You can find one in the clarinet or the saxophone, and two in the bassoons.
    Reed.
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  • The _______ _______ is a member of the brass family and has a long tube curled around in a circle.
    French horn.
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  • Untuned percussion instruments can produce different sounds. True or false?
    False.
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  • Timpani are a type of drums, so they do not produce sounds of a definite pitch. True or false?
    False.
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