Musical Instruments & the Orchestra
Strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion: meet the instrument families, count the piano's keys, and learn which composer kept writing music after losing his hearing.
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Which instrument has 88 keys?Tap an answer
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- Drums belong to the percussion family.True / False
- Which of these is a woodwind instrument?Multiple Choice
- What do we call the person who directs an orchestra with a baton? (one word)Type Answer
- Composer Ludwig van Beethoven kept writing great music even after losing...Multiple Choice
- A xylophone is played by striking its bars with mallets.True / False
- Which instrument is a famous symbol of Scottish traditional music?Multiple Choice
- How many different note names are in the musical scale (do, re, mi...)?Multiple Choice
- Which large keyboard instrument, often found in churches, makes sound with air-filled pipes? (one word)Type Answer
- About how old was Mozart when he composed his first pieces of music?Multiple Choice
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