Playing Musical Instruments: A Comprehensive Guide for Year 4 Students

Question 1

What type of musical instrument is the ukulele?

Accepted Answer

String

Answer

Wind

Answer

Percussion

Answer

Keyboard

Question 2

Which of the following techniques is used to connect notes smoothly on the recorder?

Accepted Answer

Slurring

Answer

Tonguing

Answer

Vibrato

Answer

Trilling

Question 3

What is the name of the symbol in music that indicates a pause?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Note

Answer

Clef

Answer

Barline

Question 4

Which of the following qualities is important for successful music practice?

Accepted Answer

Patience

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Distraction

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Laziness

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Excuses

Question 5

What is the name of the part of the ukulele that you press down to change the pitch of the strings?

Accepted Answer

Fretboard

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Neck

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Body

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Headstock

Question 6

What type of sound does a ukulele typically produce?

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Soft and mellow

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Loud and booming

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High-pitched and piercing

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Low-pitched and resonant

Question 7

What is the purpose of a ukulele tuner?

Accepted Answer

To adjust the pitch of the strings

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To make the ukulele sound louder

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To hold the ukulele in place

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To dampen the strings

Question 8

How many strings does a standard ukulele have?

Accepted Answer

4

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3

Answer

5

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6

Question 9

What time signature indicates four beats per bar?

Accepted Answer

4/4

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2/4

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3/4

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6/8

Question 10

Which type of instrument is an accordion?

Accepted Answer

Keyboard

Answer

String

Answer

Wind

Answer

Percussion

Question 11

Which posture is best for playing a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Sitting up straight with your feet flat on the floor

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Leaning forward with your back hunched

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Standing up with your knees bent

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Lying down on your back

Question 12

What type of instrument has four strings and is often played in Hawaiian music?

Accepted Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

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Cello

Question 13

What scale is often used in children's songs?

Accepted Answer

Pentatonic scale

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Major scale

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Minor scale

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Chromatic scale

Question 14

How can you best practise playing an instrument?

Accepted Answer

By playing regularly

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By listening to music

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By watching videos

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By reading books

Question 15

Why do we use a metronome?

Accepted Answer

To help us keep a steady beat

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To tune our instrument

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To change the tempo of a song

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To record our playing

Question 16

What is the name of the group of musicians who perform together in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Ensemble

Answer

Band

Answer

Chorus

Question 17

Which of these instruments is played by blowing air into it?

Accepted Answer

Recorder

Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Cello

Question 18

What do you call the up-and-down motion you use to play chords on a ukulele?

Accepted Answer

Strumming

Answer

Plucking

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Picking

Answer

Fretting

Question 19

What is a capo used for on a ukulele?

Accepted Answer

To change the pitch of the strings

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To make the strings tighter

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To make the strings looser

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To mute the strings

Question 20

What symbol tells you to stop playing for a short time?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Dot

Answer

Comma

Answer

Bar

Question 21

Which part of the recorder is used to blow air into the instrument?

Accepted Answer

Beak

Answer

Finger holes

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Bell

Answer

Body

Question 22

When playing the ukulele, which hand should be placed on the neck?

Accepted Answer

Left

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Right

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Both

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Neither

Question 23

Which musical note is higher in pitch, C or E?

Accepted Answer

E

Answer

C

Answer

They are the same

Question 24

What is the main function of a metronome in music?

Accepted Answer

To help musicians keep a steady beat

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To tune instruments

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To record music

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To compose music

Question 25

Which of these instruments is a woodwind instrument?

Accepted Answer

Recorder

Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Violin

Answer

Drums

Question 26

What symbol in music means we should make a pause?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Crotchet

Question 27

What is a metronome used for in music?

Accepted Answer

To help musicians keep a steady beat

Answer

To measure the volume of sound

Question 28

Which instrument is played by strumming strings?

Accepted Answer

Ukulele

Answer

Recorder

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drums

Question 29

What does a metronome do?

Accepted Answer

It helps musicians keep a steady beat

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It shows the key of a piece of music

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It changes the pitch of an instrument

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It records musical performances

Question 30

Who writes music?

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Composer

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Arranger

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Producer

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Performer

Question 31

What symbol in music tells us to raise a note by a semitone?

Accepted Answer

#

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♭

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&

Answer

Δ

Question 32

How do you make sound on a recorder?

Accepted Answer

Blowing

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Bowing

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Plucking

Question 33

What symbol in music indicates a note that is lowered by a semitone?

Accepted Answer

♭

Answer

Δ

Answer

#

Answer

&

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

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Bell

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Body

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Finger holes

Question 35

What does a quarter note look like?

Accepted Answer

A black dot with a stem

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A black circle with a stem

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An open circle with a stem

Question 36

Which instrument is often played with a bow?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Drum

Answer

Guitar

Question 37

What kind of instrument makes sound when you blow into it?

Accepted Answer

Wind instrument

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Percussion instrument

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Keyboard instrument

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String instrument

Question 38

What symbol in music means to stop playing for a moment?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Answer

Bar

Answer

Note

Answer

Clef

Question 39

What is NOT part of a drum set?

Accepted Answer

Keyboard

Answer

Cymbal

Answer

Bass drum

Answer

Snare drum