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. Which instrument does NOT make use of pedals to alter or create sound?

Xylophone correct incorrect

Harp correct incorrect

Timpani correct incorrect

Pipe Organ correct incorrect

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. What two classical instrument categories are examples of "aerophones"?

Woodwinds, strings correct incorrect

Voices, trumpets correct incorrect

Brass, woodwinds correct incorrect

Pipe organs, flutes correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between harpsichords and pianos?

Both are chordophones correct incorrect

Both create sound by plucking strings correct incorrect

Both can play more than one note simultaneously correct incorrect

Neither is considered a regular member of the orchestra or band correct incorrect

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. Which category of instrument is NOT listed as part of a typical band?

Aerophones correct incorrect

Idiophones correct incorrect

Membranophones correct incorrect

Chordophones correct incorrect

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. Which grouping of instruments is arranged from lowest to highest register?

Timpani, tenor, glockenspiel, flute correct incorrect

Soprano, viola, trombone, tuba correct incorrect

String bass, viola, tenor, piccolo correct incorrect

Bassoon, trombone, alto, violin correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example of a membranophone?

Xylophone correct incorrect

Bell correct incorrect

Timpani correct incorrect

Pipe organ correct incorrect

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. Which statement is false?

Over the past fifty years, percussion instruments have been increasingly used as melodic instruments in Western music. correct incorrect

Cymbals are often used to highlight a climactic moment or gain the audience's attention. correct incorrect

An "ensemble" is any combination of non-vocal instrumentalists making music together. correct incorrect

The pipe organ and the piccolo both produce sound via a column of air. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following pairs of instruments are NOT commonly considered to be in the same register?

Flute / Soprano correct incorrect

Trumpet / Viola correct incorrect

Alto / Horn correct incorrect

String Bass / Tuba correct incorrect

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. How are saxophones and tubas similar?

Both are single-reed instruments correct incorrect

Neither is an aerophone correct incorrect

Both are historically older instruments correct incorrect

Both come in many varieties correct incorrect

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. How does the trombone differ from other brass instruments?

It is not considered an aerophone. correct incorrect

It uses a telescoping slide to change the length of its tubing. correct incorrect

It was designed to wrap around the body to make it easier to carry while marching. correct incorrect

It is an ancient instrument that was historically often used in ceremonies. correct incorrect

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. Which instrument does NOT come in multiple registers?

Oboe correct incorrect

Saxophone correct incorrect

Clarinet correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT an important part of playing the harp?

Manipulating the pedals to change the pitches of the strings correct incorrect

Memorizing the base pitches of the harp's fifty-seven strings correct incorrect

Plucking the strings with the fingers correct incorrect

Moving rapidly across the strings to create an arpeggio correct incorrect

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. Snare drums and bass drums have what in common?

Both play extremely simple rhythmic patterns. correct incorrect

Both instruments consist of a shell over which three 'heads' are stretched correct incorrect

Both make use of metal bands stretched across one of the 'heads' correct incorrect

Both are typically used to maintain a steady rhythm in an ensemble correct incorrect

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. How are Western musical instruments typically grouped?

By their range correct incorrect

By the materials from which they are constructed correct incorrect

By their historical usage correct incorrect

By degree of difficulty to master correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a determining factor in the timbre of the human voice?

Gender correct incorrect

Size of the vocal chords correct incorrect

Agility correct incorrect

Age correct incorrect