Instrument Keys

Question 1

C piccolo, Bell Lyra, Celesta, Chimes, and Zylophone

Answer 1

Sounds one octave higher than

Question 2

Orchestral bells and Glockenspiel

Answer 2

Sound two octaves higher

Question 3

Guitar, string bass, and contrabassoon

Answer 3

Sound one octave lower

Question 4

B-flat clarinet and B-flat trumpet (cornet)

Answer 4

Sound a major 2nd Lower

Question 5

Bass clarinet and tenor sax sound

Answer 5

A major 9th Lower

Question 6

A B-double-flat contrabassoon and a bass sax

Answer 6

Sound a major 16th lowered

Question 7

A horn in F and English horn

Answer 7

Sound a perfect 5th lower

Question 8

Alto clarinet and alto sax

Answer 8

Sound a major 6th lowered (up a major 3rd, down an octave)

Question 9

Baritone sax

Answer 9

Sound a major 6th plus an octave lower

Question 10

E-flat clarinet

Answer 10

Sounds a minor 3rd higher

Question 11

Also known as the viola cleft, the alto cleft’s middle C is on

Answer 11

The third line

Question 12

Instruments like the trombone, cello, and bassoon can find middle C on the ________ line of the tenor cleft.

Answer 12

Fourth

Question 13

Timpani sounds

Answer 13

As written in modern notations

Question 14

C instruments

Answer 14

Flute, Piccolo, chimes, and string bass

Question 15

E-flat instruments

Answer 15

Alto sax, alto clarinet (Major 3rd up, down an octave)

Question 16

B-flat instruments

Answer 16

Trumpet, clarinet (down a major 2nd), Bass clarinet, tenor sax, and bass sax (down a major second, plus an octave down)

Question 17

F-instrument

Answer 17

Horn in F (French Horn) (perfect fifth down)