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  • The _______ is a curved piece of wood with horsehair used to play some stringed instruments.
    Bow.
  • Which membranophone instruments is special because it can produce sound of a determinate pitch?
    Timpani
  • A viola is larger than a violin. True or false?
    True.
  • The harp can produce sounds by bowing the strings. True or false?
    False.
  • The _____ _____ is the lowest instrument in the string section.
    Double bass
  • How many families do you know according to the part of the instrument that vibrates?
    Chordophones, aerophones, idiophones and membranophones.
  • Is the recorder a brass instrument?
    No
  • The cymbals produce sounds by knocking together. True or false?
    True.
  • This mouthpiece belongs to...(instrumental family)
    Brass instruments like the trumpet or the tuba.
  • Chordophones are divided depending on the way in which the sound is produced. ¿How many forms do you know?
    Bowed string instruments, plucked string instruments and struck string instruments.
  • This mouthpiece belongs to...(instrumental family)
    Woodwind instruments like the clarinet or the saxophone.
  • Timbre allows us to identify the sound s_____.
    Source.
  • Aerophones are divided depending on the way in which the sound is produced. ¿How many forms do you know?
    Woodwind instruments and brass instruments.
  • The snare drum and the bass drum are tuned. True or false?
    False.
  • Untuned instruments. TRANSLATION.
    Instrumentos de afinación indeterminada.
  • In idiophones the sound is produced by...
    The vibration of the instrument itself.
  • Las flautas (flautín, travesera, dulce, de pico...) tienen una boquilla denominada...
    Bisel
  • Brass instruments produce their sound by the vibration of the metal mouthpiece and at the end of the tube they have a...
    Bell.
  • In wind instruments the sound is produced by...
    The vibration of air inside a tube.
  • This mouthpiece belongs to...(instrumental family)
    Woodwind instruments like the bassoon or the oboe.
  • In a string instrument the sound is produced by...
    The vibration of one or several strings.
  • The violin is an aerophone. True or false?
    False.
  • El piano es un instrumento de cuerda...
    Percutida.
  • The bassoon is the largest woodwind instrument. True or false?
    False.
  • Woodwind instruments have different "mouthpieces" such as...
    Edge, single reed or double reed.
  • The oboe is quite similar to the clarinet and it also has a single reed. True or false?
    False.
  • In membranophones the sound is produced by...
    The vibration of a membrane.
  • Is the piccolo the smallest member of the flute family?
    Yes
  • Some tuned percussion instruments are: the marimba, the xylophone and the vibraphone. True or false?
    True.
  • How do you call this instrument?
    Theremin
  • The French horn is the largest member of the brass family. True or false?
    False. It is the tuba.
  • Tuned instruments produce sounds of a determinate pitch. True or false?
    TRUE.
  • How do you say "CONTRABAJO" in English?
    Double bass
  • How do you call this instrument?
    Upright piano / Wall piano / Studio piano
  • The trombone has long slides to change the pitches. True or false?
    True.
  • The _______ _______ is a member of the brass family and has a long tube curled around in a circle.
    French horn.
  • How do you say "OBOE" in English?
    Oboe
  • When cello players use their fingers to pluck the strings, it is called...
    Pizzicato.
  • _____ string instruments produced sounds by pulling the strings with the fingers.
    Plucked string instruments.
  • The gong, the triangle and the maracas are tuned. True or false?
    False.
  • How do you call this instrument?
    Guitar
  • The ________ come from Spain and are two pieces knocked together made of wood.
    Castanets.
  • Depending on the sound produced we have two types of idiophones...
    Tuned instruments and untuned instruments.
  • Untuned instruments produce sounds of an indeterminate pitch. True or false?
    TRUE.
  • How do you call this instrument?
    Synthesiser
  • 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.
  • Timpani are a type of drums, so they do not produce sounds of a definite pitch. True or false?
    False.
  • 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.
  • The saxophone is a brass instrument. True or false?
    False.
  • The flute does not use a reed. True or false?
    True
  • Tuned instruments. TRANSLATION.
    Instrumentos de afinación determinada.
  • Percussion instruments are... (actions to produce sound):
    Struck, shaken, scratched or knocked together.
  • How many instrumental families are in an orchestra?
    String, woodwind, brass and percussion sections.
  • Untuned percussion instruments can produce different sounds. True or false?
    False.
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