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Musical Quiz
Have a go at our quiz and see how much you know about music and the orchestra.
1. Name the four instrumental families in the orchestra.
2. What note do musicians tune to in the orchestra?
3. How many valves does a trumpet have?
4. Which is the highest instrument in an orchestra? And the lowest?
5. Which instruments are played by blowing into a reed?
6. Name three different keyboard instruments.
7. How many strings does a harp have?
8. Which instrument uses a slide to change notes?
9. Which instrumental family does a piano belong to?
10. Name the four instruments in a string quartet.
11. In which century did Mozart live?
12. Place these voices in order, from highest to lowest: tenor, alto, soprano, bass.
13. Which instruments use a bow?
14. Place these historical periods in order: Baroque, Romantic, Modern, Renaissance, Classical.
15. What instrument does the leader of the orchestra play?
16. What nationality were the composers Belioz, Debussy and Fauré?
17. Which instrument is played with brushes?
18. Who in the orchestra would use a baton?
19. How many instruments rest on a spike?
20. Who invented the saxophone?
Send us your answers; there are prizes for the top scorers!
