Woodwinds Exam

Question 1

What are the origins of the oboe?

Answer 1

France, 17th century

Question 2

What are the origins of the bassoon?

Answer 2

French/German, 17th/18th centuries

Question 3

What are the origins of the clarinet?

Answer 3

Germany, 18th century

Question 4

What are the origins of the saxophone?

Answer 4

Belgium/France, 1840s

Question 5

What makes an instrument a woodwind?

Answer 5

All woodwinds originally made of wood and/or use a wooden reed

Woodwinds have multiple keys

Question 6

What subfamily of woodwinds are oboe and bassoon in?

Answer 6

Double reeds

Question 7

Describe the sax and clarinet embouchure

Answer 7

Teeth on top
Lip over bottom teeth to cushion reed
Mouth halfway down the beak
Lightly seal lips around the mouthpiece

Question 8

Describe the oboe and bassoon embouchure

Answer 8

Lips formed like a reverse whistle
Sealing lightly around reed
Mouth halfway down the cut part of the reed

Question 9

What are the three sax tuning notes?

Answer 9

Octave G, B, and C

Treble Clef

Question 10

What are the three clarinet tuning notes?

Answer 10

Middle C, G, and B

Treble Clef

Question 11

What are the three oboe tuning notes?

Answer 11

A, Bb, and C (middle of the staff)

Treble Clef

Question 12

What are the three bassoon tuning notes?

Answer 12

D, Eb, and F

Bass Clef

Question 13

What is the practical range of the bassoon?

Answer 13

Bb below BC staff, G above BC staff

Question 14

What is the practical range of the sax?

Answer 14

Bb below TC staff, high F above TC staff

Question 15

What is the practical range of the clarinet?

Answer 15

Low D below TC staff, high D above TC staff, 8va

Question 16

What is the practical range of the oboe?

Answer 16

A# below TC, high G above TC staff

Question 17

Describe proper articulation

Answer 17

Starting the tone with the tip of the tongue

To, Do, Tah, Dah

Question 18

What key is the soprano clarinet?

Answer 18

Eb and Bb

Eb is the smaller one

Question 19

What key is the alto clarinet?

Answer 19

Eb

Question 20

What key is the bass clarinet?

Answer 20

Bb

Question 21

What key is the contralto/contrabass clarinet?

Answer 21

Eb

Question 22

What key is the soprano sax?

Answer 22

Bb

Question 23

What key is the alto sax?

Answer 23

Eb

Question 24

What key is the tenor sax?

Answer 24

Bb

Question 25

What key is the Bari sax?

Answer 25

Eb

Question 26

What key is the English horn?

Answer 26

F

Question 27

What key is the oboe?

Answer 27

C

Question 28

What key is the bassoon?

Answer 28

C

Question 29

What key is the contrabassoon?

Answer 29

C