English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
b. plucked by a tangent or hammer
c. hit by a quill or plectrum
d. hit by a tangent or hammer



  1. The ____ is a kind of electronic keyboard instrument.
    a. piano b. organ
    c. synthesiser d. harpsichord




  2. The classical guitar ____.
    a. is typically a six-stringed instrument
    b. is played using either a guitar pick or the fingernails
    c. is played by either plucking or strumming the strings
    d. all of the above




  3. The guitar is descended from the ____ family.
    a. fiddle b. dulcimer
    c. lute d. string




c. Answer the following questions orally.




  1. How do the brass instruments work in general?




  2. What are the main brass instruments in an orchestra in descending order
    of pitch?




  3. What are some of the instruments of the trumpet family?




  4. How is the trombone different from other brass instruments?




  5. What are the different kinds of keyboard instruments? How do they
    work?



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