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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Tamburin
Answer: Tambourine
The tambourine has little tiny cymbals on the side of it to make the metallic noise.
2. Oboe
Answer: oboe
The oboe is a double-reed instrument from France.
3. Fagott
Answer: Bassoon
A bassoon is like an oboe in that they both use a double reed. However, the fingering is totally different.
4. Bratsche
Answer: Viola
The viola is a little larger than a violin. But it's hard to tell the difference!
5. Violine
Answer: violin
Another (more common) word for violin in German is Geige, but Violine is also a correct word to use.
6. Trompete
Answer: trumpet
The trumpet is a member of the brass family.
7. Posaune
Answer: Trombone
The trombone is one of the only brass instruments that does not use valves to change the sound. Instead, the player lengthens or shortens the air path within the instrument.
8. Pauken
Answer: Timpani
A drum is a basic instrument that is usually a cirle with a skin stretched across it. A timpani is a very large drum whose pitch can be changed fairly easily using a foot pedal.
9. Klarinette
Answer: clarinet
A clarinet looks a little like an oboe, but the clarinet uses a single reed.
10. Saxophon
Answer: saxophone
A saxophone and a clarinet are 'cousins' in that it's fairly easy for a player to switch between the two instruments.
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