Musical Instruments Quiz - My Music Theory

Orchestral Instruments Quiz

1 / 10

What is the highest sounding member of the brass family?

Timpani

Trombone

Tuba

Trumpet

2 / 10

True or false: the oboe and trumpet use the same clef.

True

False

3 / 10

Why can’t you play a melody on one kettle drum?

It is too difficult

They can only make sounds of an indefinite pitch

They can only play one pitch at a time

This isn't a real instrument

4 / 10

What family of instruments does the timpani belong to?

Brass

Woodwind

Percussion

Strings

5 / 10

Name the highest sounding instrument in the string family.

Cello

Double bass

Viola

Violin

6 / 10

Name the four families of instruments found in a standard symphony orchestra.

Woodwind, Strings, Brass, Percussion

Keyboard, Brass, Strings, Percussion

Woodwind, Keyboard, Brass, Strings

7 / 10

Which two brass instruments could play the same music together so that it sounds at the same pitch?

Tuba and trombone

Horn and trombone

Tuba and horn

Trumpet and horn

8 / 10

Is the double bass a transposing instrument?

Yes

9 / 10

Which other standard orchestral instrument can play a trumpet’s music without a change in pitch?

cello

horn

tuba

clarinet

10 / 10

Which clef does the viola normally use?

treble clef

bass clef

alto clef

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