Playing Musical Instruments: An Interactive Learning Journey for Fifth Graders

Question 1

Which instrument is part of the stringed instrument family?

Accepted Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Recorder

Answer

Keyboard

Question 2

On which part of the recorder do you blow air into?

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

Answer

Body

Answer

Bell

Answer

Thumb hole

Question 3

Which stringed instrument with four strings is a common feature in Hawaiian music?

Accepted Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Banjo

Answer

Violin

Question 4

Which of the options below is not a keyboard instrument?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Piano

Answer

Organ

Answer

Synthesizer

Question 5

What technique is used to play a series of notes quickly on the piano?

Accepted Answer

Arpeggio

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Trill

Answer

Glissando

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Staccato

Question 6

How do you create a crescendo in a musical performance?

Accepted Answer

Gradually increasing the volume

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Playing louder

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Playing faster

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Adding more instruments

Question 7

Which of the following is not a type of musical ensemble?

Accepted Answer

Solo

Answer

Band

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Orchestra

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Choir

Question 8

Which instrument is part of the woodwind family?

Accepted Answer

Clarinet

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Violin

Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Cello

Question 9

Which instrument is not a woodwind?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Flute

Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Recorder

Question 10

Which instrument is a keyboard instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Drums

Answer

Saxophone

Question 11

What technique is used to create sound on a recorder?

Accepted Answer

Embouchure

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Articulation

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Vibrato

Answer

Glissando

Question 12

What are the symbols used to write music called?

Accepted Answer

Notes

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Measures

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Chords

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Scales

Question 13

Which part of the guitar vibrates to create sound?

Accepted Answer

Soundboard

Answer

Frets

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Tuning pegs

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Neck

Question 14

Which part of the ukulele vibrates to make sound?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Neck

Answer

Body

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Fretboard

Question 15

What is the main purpose of using a metronome?

Accepted Answer

To help you keep a steady beat

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To help you play songs faster

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To help you play songs slower

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To help you tune your instrument

Question 16

If you accidentally drop your musical instrument, what is the best thing to do?

Accepted Answer

Check it for damage

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Cry

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Ignore it

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Throw it away

Question 17

Which stringed instrument has four strings and is often used to accompany singing?

Accepted Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

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Cello

Question 18

What do we call a group of two or more notes played together?

Accepted Answer

Chord

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Melody

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Harmony

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Rhythm

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a part of a keyboard?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Keys

Answer

Pedals

Answer

MIDI port

Question 20

What is the purpose of a metronome?

Accepted Answer

To measure tempo and keep a steady beat

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To create special sound effects

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To help tune instruments

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To amplify sound

Question 21

What is the name of the symbol that tells us to pause in music?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

Answer

Trill

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Coda

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Cadence

Question 22

What is the main difference between a major and a minor scale?

Accepted Answer

The arrangement of whole and half steps

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The number of notes in the scale

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The starting note of the scale

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The tempo of the scale

Question 23

Which part is NOT found on a recorder?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Embouchure hole

Answer

Finger holes

Answer

Bell

Question 24

Which of these instruments is a percussion instrument?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Recorder

Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Keyboard

Question 25

What is the main use of a metronome when practicing music?

Accepted Answer

To improve rhythm

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To tune instruments

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To increase volume

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To change pitch

Question 26

What is the curved line called that connects notes to form a melody?

Accepted Answer

Slur

Answer

Staccato

Answer

Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 27

Which part of a song tells you how fast or slow to play?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

Answer

Rhythm

Answer

Melody

Answer

Pitch

Question 28

What is the purpose of using a metronome?

Accepted Answer

To help you keep a steady beat

Answer

To help you tune your instrument

Answer

To help you learn new songs

Answer

To help you play faster

Question 29

Which of these instruments is played by pressing keys?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Drum

Question 30

What is the name of the range of notes that an instrument can play?

Accepted Answer

Register

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Volume

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Timbre

Question 31

Which musical element determines how high or low a sound is?

Accepted Answer

Pitch

Answer

Tempo

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Rhythm

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Dynamics

Question 32

Which musical instrument is played by blowing air across a hole?

Accepted Answer

Recorder

Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Keyboard

Answer

Drum

Question 33

Which sign means to play a note higher than usual?

Accepted Answer

Sharp

Answer

Flat

Answer

Natural

Answer

Staccato

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a part of musical rhythm?

Accepted Answer

How nice the music sounds

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How fast the music is played

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The groups of beats

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The pattern of beats

Question 35

What do we use in music to show when there is no sound?

Accepted Answer

A rest

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A note

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A dot

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A line

Question 36

When you move your finger quickly across many keys on a keyboard, what effect do you create?

Accepted Answer

Glissando

Answer

Vibrato

Answer

Articulation

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Dynamics

Question 37

Which of these instruments is not a stringed instrument?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Ukulele

Question 38

Which part of the clarinet do you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

Answer

Keys

Answer

Holes

Answer

Reed

Question 39

What does the middle pedal on a piano do?

Accepted Answer

Sustains the sound of the keys

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Softens the sound of the keys

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Changes the pitch of the keys

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Stops the sound of the keys

Question 40

Which symbol tells musicians to gradually play softer?

Accepted Answer

decresc.

Answer

>

Answer

<

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cresc.

Question 41

Which instrument do you hit to make sound?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

Question 42

What is the difference between the major scale and the minor scale?

Accepted Answer

The interval between the 3rd and 4th notes

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The starting note

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The number of sharps in the key signature

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The time signature

Question 43

Which part of the recorder do you blow into to make sound?

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

Answer

Bell

Answer

Windway

Answer

Thumb rest

Question 44

What stringed instrument, often used in folk music, has four strings and is smaller than a guitar?

Accepted Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Cello

Answer

Harp

Answer

Violin

Question 45

Which instrument, when played by striking it, produces sound?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Piano

Answer

Recorder

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Violin

Question 46

What musical term describes the volume of a sound?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

Answer

Rhythm

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Tempo

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Pitch

Question 47

Which of the following is an example of a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Piano

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Drums

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Saxophone

Question 48

What is the term for a person who plays a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Musician

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Singer

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Artist

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Performer