Name the instrument
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Sights You Can Hear
Time for a sound quiz! You'll hear a sound, and you have to pick the right answer. Listen closely and see if you can guess the correct sound!
Listen to this sound clip. Can you guess which instrument is playing?
Choose one answer
Nice try, but that was the sound of a trumpet!
Fun Fact!
The trumpet has only three valves, but players can play dozens of notes by using their lips in different ways.
Fun Fact!
The trumpet has only three valves, but players can play dozens of notes by using their lips in different ways.
Listen to this sound clip: It’s a string instrument being plucked. Which instrument it is?
Choose one answer
Good effort, but that was the sound of a harp!
Fun Fact!
A concert harp has 47 strings and harpists use pedals with their feet to change the pitch of the strings.
Fun Fact!
A concert harp has 47 strings and harpists use pedals with their feet to change the pitch of the strings.
Listen to this sound clip from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Can you guess which instrument is playing?
Choose one answer
That was a difficult one! The sound you just heard was a Celesta!
Fun Fact!
On the celesta, when you press a key, a small hammer hits a metal bar.
Fun Fact!
On the celesta, when you press a key, a small hammer hits a metal bar.
Listen to this clip from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. What do you imagine is happening?
Choose one answer
Not quite! That sounded more like a battle victory!
Fun Fact!
Did you know that Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture to celebrate Russia's victory over Napoleon?
Fun Fact!
Did you know that Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture to celebrate Russia's victory over Napoleon?
In the “Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns this deep and slow melody is played by the double bass, accompanied by the piano. What animal could it be?
Choose one answer
Hmm, that sounded more like an elephant!
Fun Fact!
Carnival of the Animals is like a musical zoo—with lions, kangaroos, and even a cuckoo bird!
Fun Fact!
Carnival of the Animals is like a musical zoo—with lions, kangaroos, and even a cuckoo bird!You’ve got 3 correct answers out of 5
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