Playing Instruments: An Interactive Learning Journey for Year 2 Music Students

Question 1

Which instrument makes a sound when you strike it?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Flute

Question 2

Which of these is a percussion instrument often played in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Violin

Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Cello

Question 3

How should you hold a recorder when playing it?

Accepted Answer

Like a flute, with your fingers covering the holes

Answer

Like a pencil, with your thumb on the back

Answer

Upside down, with your left hand on the bottom

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Sideways, with your pinky on the lowest hole

Question 4

What is the name of the simplest type of rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Duple

Answer

Triple

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Quintuple

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Septuple

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a way to make music with instruments?

Accepted Answer

Singing along

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Playing notes

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Creating rhythms

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Making noises with the instrument

Question 6

What is the difference between a beat and a rhythm?

Accepted Answer

A single sound is a beat, while a series of beats is a rhythm.

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A single sound is a rhythm, while a series of rhythms is a beat.

Answer

Beats and rhythms are the same thing.

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Beats are created with percussion instruments, while rhythms are created with melody instruments.

Question 7

Which musical term refers to how loud or soft music is?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

Answer

Pitch

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Tempo

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Harmony

Question 8

Which musical symbol tells musicians to pause while playing?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

Answer

Coda

Answer

Tremolo

Answer

Staccato

Question 9

What is the name of the tool used to keep a steady beat in music?

Accepted Answer

Metronome

Answer

Drums

Answer

Tambourine

Answer

Triangle

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a percussion instrument?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Drum

Answer

Tambourine

Answer

Xylophone

Question 11

Which one produces sound when you hit it?

Accepted Answer

Tambourine

Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Flute

Question 12

What do we call it when we play several notes together at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Harmony

Answer

Melody

Answer

Rhythm

Answer

Pitch

Question 13

Which of these things is NOT part of creating music?

Accepted Answer

Eating a sandwich

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Making up the music

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Playing the music

Answer

Hearing the music

Question 14

What is the name of the lines and spaces where we write music?

Accepted Answer

Staff

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Clef

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Note

Question 15

Which instrument makes a sound when you move a bow over its strings?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drums

Question 16

Which of these is a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

An instrument with strings and a neck

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An instrument with a reed and a mouthpiece

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An instrument that you blow air across a hole to make music

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An instrument with valves and a mouthpiece

Question 17

What is the purpose of a metronome?

Accepted Answer

To keep a steady beat

Answer

To make music

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To measure volume

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To tune instruments

Question 18

What does the crescendo musical symbol mean?

Accepted Answer

Getting louder

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Getting softer

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Getting faster

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Getting slower

Question 19

Which of the following is a brass instrument?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Violin

Answer

Flute

Answer

Drums

Question 20

What does the term 'tempo' in music mean?

Accepted Answer

The speed of the music

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The volume of the music

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The pitch of the music

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The rhythm of the music

Question 21

Which instrument is played by hitting it, making it a percussion instrument?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Recorder

Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Question 22

What part of the recorder do you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Beak

Answer

Foot joint

Question 23

What symbol shows a rest in music?

Accepted Answer

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Question 24

Which of these is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Guitar

Question 25

What do you do to change the pitch of a recorder note?

Accepted Answer

Cover different holes

Answer

Blow harder

Answer

Tilt the instrument

Question 26

What is a metronome used for in music?

Accepted Answer

Set the tempo

Answer

To tune instruments

Question 27

Which instrument is NOT in the percussion family?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Drum

Answer

Tambourine

Answer

Cymbals

Question 28

What part of the recorder do you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

Answer

Bell

Answer

Body

Answer

Key

Question 29

What Italian word means 'soft' in music?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Forte

Answer

Mezzo

Answer

Adagio

Question 30

What symbol in music tells you to play a note quickly?

Accepted Answer

Staccato

Answer

Slur

Answer

Crescendo

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Diminuendo

Question 31

What is the use of a metronome?

Accepted Answer

To keep a steady beat

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To tune instruments

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To write music

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To play music

Question 32

Who leads an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Conductor

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Composer

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Musician

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Performer

Question 33

Why do we blow air into a recorder?

Accepted Answer

To make the air vibrate and create sound

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To make the instrument louder

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To change the pitch of the sound

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To make the instrument softer

Question 34

Which note is longer, a crotchet or a quaver?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet

Answer

Quaver

Answer

They have the same duration

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It depends on the tempo

Question 35

What symbol in music tells us to stop playing for a while?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Stave

Answer

Bar line

Answer

Clef

Question 36

What part of an instrument affects how high or low the sound is?

Accepted Answer

Length of the instrument

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Thickness of the instrument

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Material of the instrument

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Color of the instrument

Question 37

How do we create a melody?

Accepted Answer

By playing different notes one after the other

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By playing the same note repeatedly

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By playing chords

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By playing rhythms

Question 38

Which of these is a percussion instrument you can hit with a stick?

Accepted Answer

Drums

Answer

Piano

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Recorder

Question 39

Which part of the recorder do you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

Answer

Body

Answer

Bell

Answer

Finger holes

Question 40

Which of these is a string instrument you can pluck or strum?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Drums

Answer

Keyboard

Answer

Recorder

Question 41

Which of these instruments has black and white keys?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Drums

Answer

Recorder

Answer

Guitar

Question 42

Which of these is a wind instrument you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Saxophone

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Drums

Answer

Keyboard

Question 43

Which of these is a brass instrument you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Drums

Answer

Recorder

Answer

Piano

Question 44

Which of these instruments is a percussion instrument? You hit it to make a sound.

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

Answer

Body

Answer

Keys

Answer

Bell

Question 46

Which of these instruments is a string instrument? You pluck or bow its strings.

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drum

Answer

Recorder

Question 47

Which of these instruments is a woodwind instrument? You blow air into it to make a sound.

Accepted Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Violin

Answer

Drum

Answer

Guitar

Question 48

What do you do with your fingers to change the notes you play on a recorder?

Accepted Answer

Fingering

Answer

Embouchure

Answer

Vibrato

Answer

Glissando