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Instruments of the Orchestra (Doc's Fine Arts)

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  • Q1
    The Heart of the orchestra
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    String Section
    30s
  • Q2
    The timpani is this (pitched or non pitched)
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    Pitched Percussion
    30s
  • Q3
    When a string player plucks the strings
    Pizzicato
    30s
  • Q4
    Order of vocal ranges from highest to lowest
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
    30s
  • Q5
    Derived from the word, arpeggio, which means "broken chord."
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    Harp
    30s
  • Q6
    The sousaphone is the marching band adaptation of this instrument
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    Tuba
    30s
  • Q7
    predecessor of the piano
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    Harpsichord
    30s
  • Q8
    symphonic bands differ from symphony orchestras because they lack this
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    string section
    30s
  • Q9
    family of instruments that has the largest number of different instruments
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    Percussion
    30s
  • Q10
    Percussion instruments create sound by doing this
    striking or shaking
    30s
  • Q11
    This instrument is NOT a standard instrument in the orchestra
    Saxophone
    30s
  • Q12
    Family of instruments that create sound by vibrating lips
    Brass
    30s
  • Q13
    These woodwind instruments do not use a reed to create sound
    Flute and piccolo
    30s
  • Q14
    The harp dates back to pre-Christian times and was used for this purpose
    Religious
    30s
  • Q15
    The glockenspiel is pitched or un-pitched
    Pitched
    30s

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