Music Performance: Instruments and Techniques

This quiz will test your knowledge of instruments and techniques used in music performance.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a string instrument?

  1. Violin
  2. Cello
  3. Trumpet
  4. Guitar
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to produce a vibrato on a string instrument?

  1. Tremolo
  2. Staccato
  3. Legato
  4. Glissando
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a percussion instrument?

  1. Piano
  2. Flute
  3. Drums
  4. Harp
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to play a series of notes very quickly on a keyboard instrument?

  1. Arpeggio
  2. Trill
  3. Mordent
  4. Turn
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a wind instrument?

  1. Violin
  2. Oboe
  3. Guitar
  4. Cello
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to produce a smooth, flowing transition between notes on a string instrument?

  1. Legato
  2. Staccato
  3. Tremolo
  4. Glissando
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a brass instrument?

  1. Piano
  2. Trumpet
  3. Violin
  4. Cello
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to produce a rapid, repeated alternation between two notes on a keyboard instrument?

  1. Trill
  2. Mordent
  3. Turn
  4. Arpeggio
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a keyboard instrument?

  1. Piano
  2. Violin
  3. Guitar
  4. Drums
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to produce a sliding effect between notes on a string instrument?

  1. Glissando
  2. Legato
  3. Staccato
  4. Tremolo
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a string instrument?

  1. Violin
  2. Oboe
  3. Guitar
  4. Drums
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to produce a detached, accented note on a string instrument?

  1. Staccato
  2. Legato
  3. Tremolo
  4. Glissando
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a wind instrument?

  1. Piano
  2. Flute
  3. Guitar
  4. Cello
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the technique used to produce a rapid, repeated alternation between two notes on a string instrument?

  1. Mordent
  2. Trill
  3. Turn
  4. Arpeggio
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a percussion instrument?

  1. Piano
  2. Flute
  3. Drums
  4. Harp