Musical Instruments: Interactive Quizzes for Year 1 Music Students

Question 1

Which part of a string instrument helps hold the strings and send their vibrations to the body?

Accepted Answer

The bridge

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The neck

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The pegs

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The tailpiece

Question 2

The piano can make high sounds and low sounds. The drum can only make low sounds. Which of these statements is true?

Accepted Answer

The piano can make higher sounds than the drum.

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The piano is a string instrument, while the drum is a percussion instrument.

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Both the piano and the drum can make high and low sounds.

Question 3

Which instrument has lots of buttons that you can press to make different sounds?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Violin

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Guitar

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Drums

Question 4

Who leads a band or orchestra and directs the musicians when to play and stop?

Accepted Answer

The conductor

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The drummer

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The singer

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The pianist

Question 5

When we pluck a guitar string, what causes it to vibrate and make a sound?

Accepted Answer

The string is stretched tight and moves back and forth quickly when plucked, making it vibrate

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The string rubs against the air, making it vibrate

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The string is made of a special material that vibrates when plucked

Question 6

What special feature do only woodwind instruments have?

Accepted Answer

Keys or buttons to change the notes they play

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Made of wood

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Sound by plucking strings

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Only play high notes

Question 7

Which instrument is famous for its lovely sound and is often played in traditional Scottish music?

Accepted Answer

Bagpipes

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Violin

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Piano

Question 8

What makes a sound on a trumpet?

Accepted Answer

Blowing air into it

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Plucking the strings

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Hitting the keys

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Rubbing the strings

Question 9

Which instrument belongs in the percussion family?

Accepted Answer

Drums

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Piano

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Flute

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Guitar

Question 10

Which instrument has the most strings?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

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Violin

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Cello

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Guitar

Question 11

What do you call the part of the flute that you blow into?

Accepted Answer

Headjoint

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Reed

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Embouchure

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Mouthpiece

Question 12

Which instrument is often used to accompany folk songs?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

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Drums

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Violin

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Piano

Question 13

What's the job of a conductor?

Accepted Answer

Leading the orchestra

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Playing the music

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Writing the music

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Singing the songs

Question 14

Which of these instruments is used in marching bands?

Accepted Answer

Drums

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Cello

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Flute

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Piano

Question 15

Which musical instrument is played by using a bow to make the strings vibrate?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Piano

Answer

Drums

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Guitar

Question 16

Which of these is not a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Harmonica

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Cello

Answer

Xylophone

Question 17

What part of the drum makes the sound when it is hit?

Accepted Answer

Skin

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Sticks

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Frame

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Cymbals

Question 18

Which instrument has black and white keys that are played by pressing them?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

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Drums

Question 19

Which instrument is played by plucking its strings?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

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Piano

Answer

Drums

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Flute

Question 20

Which is the biggest instrument in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Double Bass

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Flute

Answer

Violin

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Piano

Question 21

Which instrument is played by hitting it with sticks or mallets?

Accepted Answer

Drums

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Piano

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Guitar

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Flute

Question 22

Which instrument helps keep the rhythm in a song?

Accepted Answer

Drums

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Piano

Answer

Guitar

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Violin

Question 23

Which instrument makes sound when you hit its stretched animal skin?

Accepted Answer

Drum

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

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Clarinet

Question 24

Which of these instruments belongs to the woodwind family?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Trumpet

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Cello

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Harmonica

Question 25

What is the part of an instrument that makes the sound?

Accepted Answer

Vibrating body

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Strings

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Keys

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Reeds

Question 26

Which family of instruments includes the trombone, trumpet, and tuba?

Accepted Answer

Brass instruments

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Stringed instruments

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Woodwind instruments

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Percussion instruments

Question 27

What does the conductor do in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Leads the orchestra and keeps it together

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Plays the loudest instrument

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Writes the music

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Tunes the instruments

Question 28

Which of these musical instruments does NOT belong to the string family?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

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Violin

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Guitar

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Cello

Question 29

What part of a drum makes the sound?

Accepted Answer

Drumhead

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Body

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Sticks

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Cymbals

Question 30

Which instrument is played by blowing air across a hole to create sound?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Trumpet

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Piano

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Guitar

Question 31

Which instrument is often used to accompany folk songs?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Flute

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Piano

Answer

Drums

Question 32

Which musical symbol tells us how loudly or softly to play?

Accepted Answer

Dynamic

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Note

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Staff

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Clef

Question 33

Let's play a game! Can you tell me which one of these is not a musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Tree

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drums

Answer

Violin

Question 34

Which one of these musical instruments belongs to the string family?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

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Clarinet

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Trumpet

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Drums

Question 35

What part of the trumpet do we blow into to make a sound?

Accepted Answer

Mouthpiece

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Reed

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Strings

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Keys

Question 36

What material is usually used to make the body of a violin?

Accepted Answer

Wood

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Metal

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Plastic

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Glass

Question 37

Who plays the drums?

Accepted Answer

Drummer

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Pianist

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Conductor

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Singer

Question 38

Which instrument is known to make that slidey sound?

Accepted Answer

Trombone

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Clarinet

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Saxophone

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Guitar

Question 39

What do we call the family of instruments that includes violins, violas, and cellos?

Accepted Answer

String family

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Woodwind family

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Brass family

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Percussion family

Question 40

Which of these instruments is played by plucking or strumming strings?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Piano

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Drum

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Trumpet

Question 41

What instrument do you use to play by blowing air into it?

Accepted Answer

Flute

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Guitar

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Violin

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Drum

Question 42

Which instrument is used to mark the steady beat in a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Drum

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Piano

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Guitar

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Flute

Question 43

Which instrument has a set of black and white keys?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Violin

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Guitar

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Flute

Question 44

How do we play a guitar to make music?

Accepted Answer

Pluck or strum its strings

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Blow into it

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Hit it with sticks

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Press its keys

Question 45

What family of instruments does a saxophone belong to?

Accepted Answer

Wind

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Stringed

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Percussion

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Keyboard

Question 46

Which of these instruments is NOT found in a drum kit?

Accepted Answer

Flute

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Snare drum

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Cymbals

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Tom-tom drum

Question 47

Which tool is used to tune a guitar?

Accepted Answer

Tuner

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Piano

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Flute

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Drum

Question 48

What instrument makes a sound by blowing air across a hole?

Accepted Answer

Recorder

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Trumpet

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Bassoon

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Cello

Question 49

Which part of the piano do you push to make music?

Accepted Answer

Keys

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Strings

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Pedals

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Lid

Question 50

Which part of your body do you use to play a recorder?

Accepted Answer

Mouth

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Nose

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Ears

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Eyes

Question 51

What instrument do you hit with sticks?

Accepted Answer

Drums

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Violin

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Guitar

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Piano

Question 52

Which instrument family do cymbals belong to?

Accepted Answer

Percussion

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String

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Brass

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Woodwind

Question 53

Which instrument has a low and deep sound?

Accepted Answer

Bassoon

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Flute

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Trumpet

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Violin

Question 54

Which instrument often helps us sing?

Accepted Answer

Piano

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Guitar

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Drums

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Saxophone

Question 55

What instrument looks like a small trumpet?

Accepted Answer

Cornet

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Tuba

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Clarinet

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Trombone

Question 56

Which of these instruments is a string instrument that you play by plucking or strumming the strings to make a sound?

Accepted Answer

Violin

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Piano

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Drums

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Saxophone

Question 57

Which group of musical instruments makes high, clear sounds because air is blown through them?

Accepted Answer

Woodwind

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Percussion

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Brass

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Strings

Question 58

Which instrument do you blow into to create sound by making your lips vibrate?

Accepted Answer

Flute

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Guitar

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Xylophone

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Cello

Question 59

What is the main material used to make cymbals, which are instruments that make a loud, crashing sound when hit together?

Accepted Answer

Metal

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Wood

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Plastic

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Rubber

Question 60

In an orchestra, which instrument usually plays the lowest musical notes?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

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Violin

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Clarinet

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Trumpet

Question 61

Which of the following is a special feature of a brass instrument?

Accepted Answer

It has a mouthpiece where you blow air.

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It is made of wood.

Answer

It produces sound by vibrating strings.

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It plays only low notes.

Question 62

What part of a violin holds the strings up and helps create the sound?

Accepted Answer

Bridge

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Bow

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Neck

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Soundboard

Question 63

Which percussion instrument makes a jingling sound when you shake it?

Accepted Answer

Tambourine

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Drum

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Xylophone

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Cymbals

Question 64

What is the name of the musical symbol that shows how many beats are in each section of a piece of music?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

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Clef

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Staff

Answer

Note