The Silk Route What is an Orchestra?1

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A) Soft and loud B) A group of musicians playing in a jazz band C) Very new or modern craftsmanship D) Relating to a form or a system of primary significance before modern times; traditional What is an Orchestra?3

4 D) Relating to a form or a system of primary significance before modern times; traditional

A) The break or rest between long scenes or parts B) The written record or score of the music to be played by the musicians C) The equipment used by musicians or singers to record their music D) How the conductor or musician brings out the meaning of the performance; understanding; style What is an Orchestra?5

6 D) To bring out the meaning of something in a performance; understanding

A) To protect or keep safe B) To amplify, intensify, or echo C) To enclose in or as if in a case; covering D) To be ready for anything What is an Orchestra?7

8 C) To enclose in or as if in a case; covering

A) High-pitch; piercing; sharp; a shriek B) Very delicate and fragile C) Very deep and low D) To be very motionless or unmoving What is an Orchestra?9

10 A) High-pitch; piercing; sharp; a shriek

A) To follow strictly as it is written B) To perform or play in front of an audience C) To compose, recite, play, or sing on the spur of the moment; to make up or invent on the spot D) To study for years before you are introduced or allowed to play in front of an audience What is an Orchestra?11

What is an Orchestra?12 C) To compose, recite, play, or sing on the spur of the moment; to make up or invent on the spot

What is an Orchestra?13

A) A piece of wood or plastic that the conductor uses to help the musicians stay in time B) A person who manages or controls the musicians while playing the score C) A group of 3 or 4 people who play different interpretations of a written music D) A large group of people who play classical music together E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?14

D) A large group of people who play classical music together What is an Orchestra?15

A) Beats the time B) Makes sure the orchestra stays in time and in tune C) Makes sure the different instruments star and stop playing on time D) Controls the sound of an orchestra through his/her interpretation of the musical score E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?16

E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?17

A) Too many to count B) 3 C) 4 D) As many as the conductor wants What is an Orchestra?18

C) 4 What is an Orchestra?19

A) The instrument has strings and is plucked or played with a bow B) The instrument is blown C) The instrument is hit D) The instrument is made of wood or metal E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?20

What is an Orchestra?21 A) The instrument has strings and is plucked or played with a bow

A) Air blown makes a vibration through the tube B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?22

C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings What is an Orchestra?23

A)Soft, deep or high pitched B) Deep or high pitched/shrill sounds C) Crisp, loud, majestic D) shake, rattle, beat, pitched and un-pitched What is an Orchestra?24

A)Soft, deep or high pitched What is an Orchestra?25

A) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block B) Air vibrated through mouthpiece through the tube; has a mouthpiece; is/was made of brass C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?26

B) Air vibrated through mouthpiece through the tube; has a mouthpiece; is/was made of brass What is an Orchestra?27

A) Air blown (vibrate air) through the tube B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?28

A) Air blown (vibrate air) through the tube What is an Orchestra?29

A)Soft, deep or high pitched B) Deep or high pitched/shrill sounds C) Crisp, loud, majestic D) shake, rattle, beat, pitched and un-pitched What is an Orchestra?30

C) Crisp, loud, majestic What is an Orchestra?31

A) Air blown makes a vibration through the tube; has a wood piece or is/was made of wood B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?32

A) Air blown makes a vibration through the tube; has a wood piece or is/was made of wood What is an Orchestra?33

A) Air blown and vibrated through the tube from mouthpiece B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?34

A) Air blown and vibrated through the tube from mouthpiece What is an Orchestra?35

A)Soft, deep or high pitched B) Deep or high pitched/shrill sounds C) Crisp, loud, majestic D) shake, rattle, beat, pitched and un-pitched What is an Orchestra?36

B) Deep or high pitched/shrill sounds What is an Orchestra?37

A) Air blown makes a vibration through the tube; has a wood piece or is/was made of wood B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?38

B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block What is an Orchestra?39

A) Air blown through the tube from mouthpiece B) When struck, the vibration goes through the membrane or block C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings D) When turned on, the vibration is made E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?40

C) When strum, the vibration goes through the strings What is an Orchestra?41

A)Soft, deep or high pitched B) Deep or high pitched/shrill sounds C) Crisp, loud, majestic D) shake, rattle, beat, pitched and un-pitched What is an Orchestra?42

D) shake, rattle, beat, pitched and un-pitched What is an Orchestra?43

A) Unknown B) 4 C) 7 D) Whatever the musician or conductor wants to classify it as What is an Orchestra?44

B) 4 What is an Orchestra?45

A) Romantic, Classical, 20 th Century, Romantic B) Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20 th Century C) Classical, Baroque, 20 th Century, Romantic D) 20 th Century, Romantic, Classical, Baroque What is an Orchestra?46

B) Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20 th Century What is an Orchestra?47

A) Romantic and 20 th Century B) Classical and 20 th Century C) Baroque and Classical D) Classical and Romantic What is an Orchestra?48

D) Classical and Romantic What is an Orchestra?49

A) They haven’t changed at all B) Bigger and heavier C) Smaller and lighter D) Improved designs, better sounding E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?50

D) Improved designs, better sounding What is an Orchestra?51

A) In a semicircle and by their type of instrument B) In a circle, with the conductor in the center and by their type of instrument C) However the players want to sit D) In a triangle, so all of the audience can see and hear the music and the players What is an Orchestra?52

A) In a semicircle and by their type of instrument What is an Orchestra?53

A) A range of high mountains B) The rich and famous, royalty in private gatherings C) Anyone who wanted to hear the music D) Other musicians so they could learn how to play better E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?54

B) The rich and famous, royalty in private gatherings What is an Orchestra?55

A) Not playing the right notes B) Not hearing the Middle A C) Heat and moisture D) Dropping it E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?56

C) Heat and moisture What is an Orchestra?57

A) Strings in the front B) The loudest in the back of the orchestra C) The softest in the front of the orchestra D) Percussion in the back E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?58

E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?59

A) A concerto B) A symphony C) A sheet D) A score E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?60

D) A score What is an Orchestra?61

A) Antarctica and Africa B) North America and Europe, Russia C) Asia and South America D) North America and South America E) All of the above What is an Orchestra?62

B) North America and Europe, Russia What is an Orchestra?63