MUSI 2730 Chapter 10 Quiz

A pizzicato effect is created on a string instrument when

All of the following are indefinite pitch percussion instruments EXCEPT the

Which brass instrument dates back to ancient times and was used for religious ceremonies and military signals?

Which keyboard instrument is also a wind instrument?

On bowed string instruments, sliding the hand along the string while bowing it produces a ________ effect.

Percussion instruments are divided into two categories: definite or indefinite pitch.

Playing a series of notes smoothly and with connection is called

The string family includes which types of instruments?

The "heart" of the orchestra is the _____ section.

The bowed string instrument with the highest range is the

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups?

The opposite of legato is

The sousaphone is the marching-band adaptation of which instrument?

The term arpeggio, meaning "broken chord," is derived from the name of what instrument?

Which brass instrument descended from the ancient hunting horn?

Which instrument derives its name from the Italian word meaning "loud-soft"?

Which is an example of pitched percussion?

Which keyboard instrument produces sound with quills that pluck metal strings?

Which of the following is a double-reed instrument?

Which instruments are members of the woodwind family?