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1. An orchestra needs someone in charge, to bring all the instruments together. Who is normally in charge of an orchestra?
2. In some musical arrangements a triangle is played. What instrument group within the orchestra does a triangle fall into?
3. Most orchestras have a piano in them. What instrument group is the piano part of?
4. All stringed instruments have four strings.
5. Whilst strolling around the woodwind section, someone referred to an instrument as a "liquorice stick." What instrument could this be?
6. Just by the woodwind section is the brass section. One of the horns in the brass section has a name that connects it to a country. What instrument is it?
7. A full-size orchestra, also known as a "symphony" or "philharmonic orchestra," normally has about 100 musicians in it, or in some cases a lot more.
8. A harp is often seen and used in an orchestra. Of what group within the orchestra would this instrument be a member?
9. I know we are talking about an orchestra and not sport, but someone just asked where their "score" was. What were they referring to?
10. If the orchestra was playing Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," what unusual implement/item might they need in the orchestra to make the performance authentic?
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