CSET Practice Test the Orchestra

3. This section’s instruments use vibrating air to produce many different musical sounds. They look like long sticks, and players blow air into them to create sounds. The different shape and materials of each instrument help to create its unique sound.

A. The String Section

B. Saxophone

C. Oboe

D. The Woodwind Section

4. These are made of wood or molded plastic, and can be found in different sizes, each playing a different range of notes. The standard “B-flat” instrument is a little more than two feet long. An orchestra also often includes an “E-flat”, which is smaller and plays a higher range of notes. Players blow into a single reed that is clipped to the mouthpiece at the upper end of the instrument. The reed is made out of cane. Different pitches are played by pressing on the many keys. The bottom of this instrument flares out into a bell shape where sound exists the instrument.

A. Clarinet

B. Saxophone

C. The Woodwind Section

D. Flute

5. This looks very similar to the clarinet, but sounds different. These are made of wood, and their sound is produced by blowing air through a thin double reed at the upper end of the instrument. This instrument plays the tuning note at the beginning of orchestra rehearsals and concerts.

A. Flute

B. Oboe

C. French Horn

D. Tuba