Instrumentation Questions

Instrument Items   William Wieland

• Which common wind instrument requires very little air? • Which 2 common instruments require lots of air?   (Hint: even beginners are comfortable with ledger lines on these instruments.) • Name 2 common instruments in each of the following keys:     • B flat     • F     • E flat • Which common C instrument sounds an octave higher than written? • Which common C instrument sounds an octave lower than written? • Name the clarinet's 3 distinct registers. • Which 2 common instruments naturally play loudly in their lowest register? • Which common instrument cannot play loudly in its lowest register? • Which term indicates plucking a string? • Which term indicates bowing a string? • Name the strings of the following instruments:   (Write the pitches on the staff using the most common clef for each instrument.) Violin                         Viola                         Cello                         Bass _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________