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1) Which
of the following stringed instruments is an American folk instrument which has either 3 or 4 strings and is based on the European zither and humle? 1) _______
A) guitar, B) violin, C) banjo, D) mountain E) ukulele,
dulcimer.
2) Which
of the following is an organ tube that operates by the same basic technique as a fipple flute and may be either open or closed at the end opposite the fipple? 2) _______
A) reed pipe. B) contrabassoon, C) bassoon, D) oboe, E) flue pipe, 3) Which are true? A) The bugle is one
3) _______
of the simplest brass instruments, acoustically and mechanically and the only brass or woodwind instrument that can be played perfectly in tune without requiring adjustment of the player’s embouchure. B) The tenor or B-flat trombone is a transposing instrument. C) The bore of the French horn is cylindrical over much of its length, but the flare of the bell is quite large. D) Two of these. E) Three of these. 4) Which
of the following causes a clarinet to shift to an overblown standing wave condition that is just the third harmonic or the next possible resonant mode of the closed tube? 4) _______
A) A hole. B) register hole, C) clarion register, D) chalumeau register, E) altissimo register, 5) What stringed instruments are found in the modern A) violin, viol, cello, double bass, and harp, B) violin, viola de gambina, cello, double bass, and harp, C) violin, viola, cello, bass guitar, and harpsichord, D) violin, viola, cello, double bass, and harp, E) violin, viola de gamba, cello, double bass, and harp,
orchestra?
6) Which
5) _______
of the following was roughly twice the length of the contemporary trumpet, so its overtones have about half the spacing of its modern counterpart when played in their normal ranges? 6) _______ -1-
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A) euphonium. B) tuba, C) French horn, D) flugelhorn, E) baroque trumpet, 7) Which are true? 7) _______ A) The saxophone has two octave holes. B) The saxophone is probably the easiest reed C) The saxophone overblows at the octave. D) Two of these. E) Three of these.
instrument on which to obtain a tone.
8) Which
of the following consist of conical tubes, usually curved, blown at the narrow end with a very small mouthpiece? 8) _______
A) cornetto, B) sackbut, C) serpent, D) animal horn, E) trombone 9) The bassoon
is fitted with a metal tube called the _________ on which the reed is mounted which increases the length of the instrument and makes it more comfortable to play. 9) _______
A) whisper key, B) bocal, C) Böhm fingering, D) reed. E) octave key, 10) Which of the following was not A) bow, B) arrow. C) plectrum, D) keyboard, E) tangent, 11) Which of the following uses A) Clarinet, B) Oboe, C) Saxophone, D) More than one of these. E) None of these.
part of some early stringed instrument? 10) ______
a single reed in its mouthpiece?
12) Which are true? 12) ______ A) A clarinet behaves acoustically like an
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11) ______
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B) A fipple or embouchure hole acts as an open end of a vibrating air column C) The modern recorder has “added machinery” that permit large holes at large spacings to
be used
comfortably. D) Two of these. E) Three of these 13) Which are true? 13) ______ A) The fundamental frequency of the trumpet’s overtone series is very difficult note to play. B) The open notes on a trumpet are not all tuned true to its overtone series. C) Many trumpet players will have their third valve tuning slide fixed so that it moves very easily with
one
of the fingers on the left hand. D) Two of these. E) Three of these. 14) Which
of the following components of a flute is used to shorten the length of the vibrating air column appropriately to play a tune? 14) ______ A) embouchure hole, B) finger hole, C) keys. D) head, E) cork, 15) Which of the following is a 15) ______
stringed instrument with a resonant box made from an armadillo shell?
A) piano, B) fiddle. C) charango, D) clavichord, E) harpsichord, 16) Which of the following string instruments has frets? A) string bass, B) cello, C) guitar, D) viola, E) harp.
16) ______
17) Which of the following was developed at the request of a band director for a low-frequency concert band brass instrument that would be easier to hold and play while retaining a full, rich sound? 17) ______ A) trombone, B) sousaphone C) cornet, D) baritone, E) bugle, 18) Which
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A) piano, B) charango, C) harpsichord, D) clavichord, E) fiddle. 19) Which of the following is classified A) noise source, B) type of reed C) fipple. D) finger holes, E) bore shape,
as either single or double? 19) ______
20) Which of the following refers to adjusting the A) voicing, B) changing the volume or intensity, C) tuning, D) More than one of these. E) None of these. 21) Which of the following is the A) open tube, B) conical tube, C) added machinery. D) cylindrical tube, E) closed tube,
altitude of a pipe organ? 20) ______
type of bore used in a modern transverse C flute?
21) ______
22) Which
of the following is a plucked stringed instrument that became popular in Spain for a lengthy period during the Renaissance? 22) ______ B) harp. C) lute, D) cittern, E) vihuela, A) pandora,
23) ______ 23) Which are true? A) Because of the flare of its bell, the cornet has greater amplitudes in its higher harmonics. B) The modern cornet is a conical bore instrument that is similar to the trumpet in almost every other
respect. C) The cornet is generally considered D) Two of these. E) Three of these.
to produce a more brilliant tone than the trumpet.
24) Which of the following components of a A) string, B) fingerboard. C) bridge, D) bow, E) rosin, 25) Which
violin is its sound source?
24) ______
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to another? 25) ______ A) rotary valves, B) keys. C) mouthpiece, D) piston valves, E) flared bell, of the following results when a cello plays F#2 because the main wood vibrates at its resonance frequency? 26) ______ A) foot pedals. B) rule of 18, C) pizzicato, D) transients, E) wolf note, 26) Which
27) Which of the following components of a A) f-holes. B) sound post, C) bass bar, D) top plate, E) bottom plate,
violin couple the internal vibrations to the outside air?27) ____
28) Which of the following is not characteristic of any brass instrument? A) cylindrical tube, B) open end tube, C) closed end tube, D) conical tube, E) All of these are characteristic of one brass instrument or another. 29) Which of the following brass A) trombone, B) tuba. C) trumpet, D) French horn, E) flugelhorn,
28) ______
instruments uses a slide to change notes? 29) ______
30) Which of the following is peculiar to A) horn cord, B) transposing instrument, C) double horn, D) pedal tone, E) glissando.
the French horn? 30) ______
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