Unit 3. Musical instruments and groups

What are the three big instrumental families?

• String, wind and percussion

• String, woodwind an brass

• Woodwind, brass and percussion

• String, percussion and brass

What is the characteristic of bowed string instruments?

• They are played with a bow

• They have a keyboard

• They have an embouchure hole

• They are made of metal

What instrument can be played with a pick?

• The guitar

• The piano

• The viola

• The harp

What are the instruments in which the strings are hit with a hammer?

• Struck string

• Plucked string

• Unpitched percussion

• Woodwind

What is the difference between woowind and brass?

• The type of motuhpiece

• The material

• The number of strings

• The number of tubes

What instrument needs a keyboard to be played?

• The organ

• The recorder

• The guitar

• The xylophone

What is the characteristic of pitched percussion instruments?

• They can produce different musical notes

• They can't produce different musical notes

• They must be played with your hands

• They must be played with mallets

How is sound produce in idiophones?

• When their own body vibrates

• When the membrane vibrates

• When the strings vibrate

• When you play a keyboard

What is the family of the tubular bells?

• Pitched idiophone

• Unpitched idiophone

• Pitched membranophone

• Unpitched membranophone

What is the family of the French horn?

• Brass

• Woodwind

• Plucked string

• Struck string