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Take a 25 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Orchestration 102 - The Wind Section.
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1
If an instrument is tuned to B-flat:
when it reads a B-flat, it will play a B-flat.
when it reads a B-flat, it will play a C.
when it reads a C, it will play a B-flat.
when it reads a C, it will play a D.
2
The piccolo:
is pitched two octaves above the alto flute.
is owned by most professional flute players.
is a second-level auxiliary.
has the same exact written range as the standard flute.
3
The oboe has:
a family whose instrumental ranges cover two octaves in difference.
easy-to-play extreme high notes.
the same exact strengths of register as the English horn.
one of the narrowest ideally functional ranges of the entire wind section.
4
The best part of an oboe range is in its:
bottom half-octave.
chalumeau register.
high register.
middle register.
5
Which effect does NOT require alternate fingerings?
Harmonics.
Trills.
Multiphonics.
Key clicking.
6
The following instruments use vibrato as their standard approach:
flutes, oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
oboes. clarinets, and bassoons.
flutes and oboes.
flutes, oboes, and bassoons most of the time.
7
How many scores should an orchestral composer read?
Thousands over the course of a lifetime.
A few to get started, then no more are needed.
Hundreds over the course of a lifetime.
Just the ones in these courses.
8
The standard clarinet voicing position resembles the vowel sound:
"ah."
"er" or the German "oe."
"oh."
"ee."
9
Some wind instruments require transposition because:
their instruments' registers are essentially homogeneous.
their players may play all models in a family with the same fingering applying to the same staff positions.
their players can't read in C.
10
Dynamic inflections are managed by changes in the rate of airflow. True or false?
False
True
11
What is legato?
playing in a "singing" style.
slurring a group of notes together.
The essence of playing seamlessly through a series of notes.
the same exact definition as "phrasing."
12
What is Thomas Goss's definition of orchestration?
Bringing together different elements into one cohesive structure.
Managing voices.
Arranging for the orchestra.
Composing a score with different instruments in it.
13
Fork fingering is accomplished by:
cracking a tone-hole to lower the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to drop the pitch by a half-step.
cracking a tone-hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
closing tone-holes below an open hole to raise the pitch by a half-step.
14
The standard seating for winds, clockwise from the nearer left of the conductor:
flutes, clarinets, bassoons, oboes.
oboes, clarinets, bassoons, flutes.
clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes.
flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets.
15
The clarinet can actually:
play lower than the bassoon.
play higher than the piccolo.
play higher than the oboe.
play higher than the flute.
16
How much more is there to learn after this course?
Nothing more.
A little more.
Quite a bit.
17
The most difficult trills and tremolos are those that involve:
trill keys.
extension keys and changes of register.
throat tones.
overblowing.
18
Tonguing the syllables "duh" and "the" result in:
marcato.
portato.
fortepiano accents.
staccato.
19
The immediate predecessor to the oboe is called:
the hautbois.
the shawm.
the dulcian.
the recorder.
20
Muting woodwinds:
may require removing the reed in double-reed instruments.
is needed in order to really play softly.
is usually unnecessary.
requires a specially constructed mute.
21
Niente articulation:
requires a tongueless attack.
is easily balanced between all wind instruments.
is achieved most successfully on clarinets and flutes in their lower register.
is achieved most successfully on oboes and flutes in their lower register.
22
Supported exhalation combines the following muscle groups:
the abdominals and the internal and external intercostals.
the abdominals and the diaphragm.
the abdominals, the external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
the abdominals, the internal and external intercostals, and the diaphragm.
23
The basic building-block of the orchestra is the:
brass section.
string section.
wind section.
percussion section.
24
"à 2" means:
"divisi."
"with two players on a single voice."
"with two players on separate voices."
"with the second player on."
25
The dynamic arc of the winds is:
able to match the intensity of the brass in projection and sheer power.
halfway between the strings and the brass.
capable of the incredible overall control of the strings at very low volume.
Orchestration 102
The Wind Section
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