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Making Music - Vibrations

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How are musical instruments played?

b) Scrapped

d) All answers

a) Plucked

c) Banged

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What causes the air to vibrate in musical instruments?

d) Turning pegs

a) Tightening screws

b) Blowing air into them

c) Plucking strings

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How can an elastic band make a louder sound?

c) By blowing air into it

d) By tightening screws

a) By stretching it further

b) By making it thinner

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What makes a guitar produce a sound?

c) Blowing air into it

d) Tightening the pegs

b) Shaking the body

a) Vibrating strings

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What determines the pitch of a note on a guitar?

a) Tightness of the strings

c) Length of the strings

b) Thickness of the strings

d) All options are correct

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How are violin strings made to vibrate?

c) By blowing air into them

a) With a bow

b) By plucking them

d) By turning pegs

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What happens when air is blown into wind instruments?

b) The air vibrates inside the instrument

d) The instrument becomes louder

c) The strings vibrate

a) The instrument shakes

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How does covering or uncovering holes in wind instruments affect the note produced?

b) It changes the volume

d) It changes the shape

c) It changes the colour

a) It changes the pitch

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What type of pipes do pan pipes have?

d) Long pipes

a) Lung pipes

c) Separate pipes for each note

b) Short pipes

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How are percussion instruments played?

c) By striking them

b) By plucking strings

a) By blowing air into them

d) By shaking them

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Can the pitch of most percussion instruments be changed?

No

Yes

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How can you change the notes made by a kettle drum?

a) By turning screws on the side

b) By plucking strings

c) By blowing air into it

d) By shaking it

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Musical instruments are only played by plucking strings.

True

False

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Elastic bands can make louder sounds when stretched over an open box.

True

False

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The tighter the strings on a guitar, the higher the pitch of the notes.

True

False

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Each string on a guitar is a different thickness.

True

False

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