Interesting questions on musical disciplines. Quiz questions about musical instruments

1. What musical instrument combines a piano and an accordion? (Accordion).

1. What is the name of the Russian folk three-stringed plucked instrument? (Balalaika).

3. What musical instrument is named after the ancient Russian singer-storyteller? (Accordion).

4. What is the name of the folk wind instrument, the basis of which is a leather bag and several pipes? (Bagpipes).

5. Which bowed instrument is somewhat smaller in size than the double bass, but significantly larger than the violin and viola? (Cello).

6. What musical instrument did Sadko, the hero of the famous fairy tale, own? (Gusli).

7. Which instrument is considered the ancestor of all brass instruments? (horn),

8. Name a folk wind musical instrument that is a close relative of the shepherd’s horn and has a piercing timbre? (Pity).

9. What do you call a person who plays music on church bells? (Bell ringer).

10. In Russia there is a musical instrument - the gusli. What is a similar instrument called in Karelia? (Kantele).

11. What miniature percussion instrument is often used by Spanish dancers when dancing? (Castanets).

12. In the 18th century, a keyboard instrument was invented, which was called differently: clavicymbal, cymbal, virginal, etc. What is the better known name for this instrument? (Harpsichord).

13. Which instrument is used as a pitch standard when tuning musical instruments? (Fork).

14. Which musical instrument is the emblem of musical art? (Lyra).

15. What stringed musical instrument was called the “queen of instruments” during the Renaissance? (Lute).

16. What Russian folk instrument is very similar in sound to Spanish castanets? (Spoons).

17. What is the name of the musical rattle? (Maraca).

18. What is the largest wind keyboard instrument? (Organ).

19. Name the smallest flute? (Piccolo).

20. The name of which musical instrument means “royal” in French? (Piano).

21. What ancient musical instrument was one of the most important accessories of knightly equipment in the Middle Ages? (Horn).

22. What musical instrument, often used in jazz, was invented in 1841 in Paris by a Belgian master and named after him? (Saxophone).

23. What universal musical electronic instrument was designed by American engineers G. Belar and G. Olson in 1955? (Synthesizer).

24. Which wind instrument was first introduced by Beethoven into the symphony orchestra? (Trombone).

25. What geometric figure became a musical instrument? (Triangle).

26. What group of instruments do timpani belong to? (Drums).

27. Which woodwind instrument is the lowest sounding? (Bassoon).

28. What is the name of a wind instrument close to a bugle? (Fanfare)

29. The name of which instrument contains two terms “loud” and “quiet”? (Piano).

30. What string instrument forms the basis of the Belarusian folk orchestra? (Dulcimer).

31. What is the name of a small portable organ? (Hurdy organ).

MUSIC CLUB FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

A club association can be distinguished from other group forms by the following characteristics:

Long-term contact between members of the association, i.e. stability of the composition;

Joint activities of participants;

Voluntary, free self-determination of participants;

Active participation of members of the association in its work, the presence of the right and obligation not only to be present, to perceive information, but also to express themselves, their individuality through active action

The activities of this club are related to introducing participants to art.

Numerous keys provide tone options. Predecessor of the piano.

LIRA

An ancient string instrument. It consists of a resonant body and two curved parts that go up to a yoke, to which 4 to 10 strings are attached. Play with a plectrum or fingers. It originated from Asia, from where it came to Greece and Egypt. I was in a certain mood.

ORGAN

Musical instrument, wind, of ancient origin. Sound is produced by pumping air into tubes of various sizes. Controlled using keys. Used to perform serious works of religious music and light entertainment.

Each tube is designed to produce a specific note. Tubes of the same timbre are combined into registers. Auxiliary registers in combination with the main registers create an artificial overtone scale.

The electric organ was invented in 1934 by American engineer Lawrence Hammond (1895-1973). Other types of electric organ appeared in 1960. In them, electrical impulses in the relay replace air pressure.

PIANO

Musical instrument. A type of piano. The strings, soundboard, and mechanics are arranged vertically. PIPE

1. Longitudinal flutes - a set of pipes made of reed, clay or other material of different lengths to produce sounds of different tones. According to legend, the pipe was invented in Ancient Greece by the god Pan. Present in the traditions of folk music of Eastern Europe and Japan, South America.

2. Multi-barrel flutes, including pan flute (tsevnitsa), flute and kuvikly; vibrations are created by cutting the air stream against the sharp edge of the barrel wall, which gives the instrument a characteristic “smacking” sound. Of all the ancient instruments, they produce a relatively clear tone and simple vibrations.

STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

A class of musical instruments in which the source of sound is a stretched string. Currently, strings are made from guts, metal or perlon (plastic). The class of stringed instruments includes: bowed instruments (the violin family and the viola family); plucked strings (guitar, ukulele, lute, sitar, alpha, banjo and lyre); mechanical plucked instruments (harpsichords); mechanical percussion (piano and clavichord) and percussion (dulcimer).

PIPE

One of the ancient mouthpiece instruments, existing throughout the world in various forms and made from different instruments. He is part of the wind instruments group of a modern symphony orchestra. Consists of a cylindrical tube, straight or rolled into an oval. Produces a high, sustained sound. The trumpet is often used to give signals and also during ceremonies. Around 1820, trumpets with valves appeared, which made it possible to extract from them the full range of sounds of the chromatic scale.

The modern orchestral trumpet is prized for its clear sound. Among the varieties of trumpets: soprano, piccolo (an octave above the main one) and bass (an octave above the main one, introduced by Wagner). Brass bands usually use a flat soprano instrument. The trumpet is a traditional solo jazz instrument, and players demonstrate particular skill in the high tones.

PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

An instrument played by striking it with the hand or a stick. Percussion instruments can be divided into those that are tuned to produce a foot-pitched sound, these include tympani, tubular bells, glionspiel, xylophone, and those that have an indeterminate pitch: the Turkish drum, tambourine, triangle, dulcimer and castanets.

HARMONIUM

Wind keyboard instrument XIX century. It is powered by foot-operated mechanisms and built-in lever-type pedals operating on the speaker. Patented by Deben in Paris in 1848. Got it wide

spread in the USA as a musical instrument for playing at home and in church. In France and Germany, the harmonium was widely used as a concert instrument for playing solo or in an orchestra.

PIANO

The collective name for keyboard-stringed hammer instruments (grand pianos and upright pianos). Invented in 1704 by Bartolomeo Cristofori, a master clavichord maker from Padua. The mechanism used in it was directly connected to the keys. In the 18th century, it was significantly improved and won the recognition of many composers, but only in 1768 did Bach give one of the first concerts on this instrument.

Concert grand pianos with powerful sound were invented, and mass production of small pianos for the home was launched.

CYMBALS

A musical instrument, a type of zither. It consists of a flat trapezoidal body along which strings are stretched. The sound is produced by striking with light hammers or sticks. Produces sounds that are clearly distinguishable in pitch and of a consistent nature. The range and mobility of sound is greater than that of a harp or lyre. Popular in Hungary.

1. A song about the daily activities of children for 10-11 years.

(“What they teach at school”)

2. Song about a lonely beauty.

(“There was a birch tree in the field”)

3. The song is about a piece of land where bananas and coconuts grow and a lot of fun is had.

("Chunga-Changa")

4. A song about the tragic death of a small insect.

("In the grass Grasshopper sat")

5. The song is about a means by which one can overcome all difficulties.

(“If a friend meets a friend”)

6. A song about people whose home is a forest and whose life is a road.

("Song of Friends")

7. A song about bad weather on your birthday.

("Gena's Song")

Music quiz

The quiz involves two teams, which are asked to think over their name in advance, choose a motto and a captain.

Music plays (perhaps the screensaver for the “Guess the Melody” program). The host invites the teams to the stage and introduces the jury members.

Competition 1. “Guess the melody”

Leading. Now melodies from songs will sound. Your task is to recognize the song, pick it up and sing one verse.

1. “It’s fun to walk together” (music by V. Shainsky);

2. “Don’t tease the dogs” (music by E. Ptichkin);

3. “Golden Wedding” (music by R. Pauls);

4. “Winged swing” (music by E. Krylatov).

Competition 2. “Find the “extra” word”

Leading. Words are written on the board, find the odd one out.

1. Violin, trumpet, guitar, balalaika. (Pipe)

2. Bow, strings, baton, keys. (Strings, since the rest of the items are made of wood)

Competition 3. “Riddles”

Leading. I will ask riddles, and you must guess. Whoever does it faster will win.

Which instrument?

Are there strings and a pedal?

What is this? Undoubtedly

This is our sonorous... (Piano)

He looks like the accordion's brother,

Where there is fun, there he is.

I won't give any hints

Everyone knows... (Accordion)

Louder than a flute

Louder than violins

Our giant is louder than trumpets:

It is rhythmic, it is different -

Our cheerful... (Drum)

I put the pipe to my lips,

A trill flowed through the forest,

The instrument is very fragile

It's called... (Pipe)

Competition 4 “Three pillars”

Leading. You know that all music is built on three pillars: song, dance, march. Question to the team: what is the “whale” of this music? If you know, tell me what kind of piece of music it is and who its author is.

1. E. Doga. "Waltz" from the movie "My Tender and Tender Beast."

2. W. Mozart. "Lullaby".

3. M. Glinka. "Polka".

4. P. Tchaikovsky. "March of the Wooden Soldiers"

Competition 5 “For the best music expert”

Leading. Select one representative per team. His task is to read what is written on the poster.

While the guys are getting ready, the next competition is taking place.

Competition 6. “Musical words”

Leading. To participate in this competition, you just need to know the names of the notes that make up the well-known scale: C. re. mi, fa. salt, la. si. But, oddly enough, you will need familiarity with the animal and plant world.

1. Name an animal whose name contains the note “D”.

(Turtle)

2. Name a plant whose name contains the note “salt” and another note.

3. Name a bird and a flower whose names contain the note “B”.

(Tit, lilac)

4. Name a bird and a plant that have the note “C” in their names.

(Hoopoe, plantain)

Competition 7. “Multi-remote”

Leading. Now you will hear excerpts from songs that were heard in cartoons. Guess what they are called and what cartoons they are from.

1. “Song about a grasshopper” from the cartoon “The Adventures of Dunno.”

2. “Smile” from the cartoon “Little Raccoon”.

3. “Song of Friends” from the cartoon “The Town Musicians of Bremen.”

4. “Beautiful Far Away” from the movie “Guest from the Future.”

Competition 8. “Song Auction”

Who will sing more songs that mention any musical instrument?

Leading. While the jury sums up the results of our quiz, let's sing your favorite song.

Children perform a song. The jury sums up the results, announces the results of the competitions, and awards the winners with diplomas.

How to increase interest in knowledge in our age? How to instill in children a desire to know more and more? These questions undoubtedly concern every teacher. It is gratifying that interesting programs for developing the mind have begun to appear on television, but they are not enough. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary, using various forms, to play the erudite. I would like to see our students as smart and witty children. Let them show off their talent and their knowledge of music.

This is not the first time that a musical game has been held at our school. It can be carried out during the school subject ten-day period, at the end of the topic of the semester or year. In this article I offer an example of a musical game “What? Where? When?" on the topic “In the world of musical instruments” for 7th grade students.

Goals and objectives:

Expand your understanding of musical instruments;
encourage students to independently acquire knowledge in the field of music; help to demonstrate your own erudition and ingenuity, as well as creative abilities;
contribute to the formation of the spiritual culture of schoolchildren, the development of communicative qualities of the individual.

Lesson equipment: screen, projector, envelopes with questions, playing field, spinning top, images of musical instruments, paper, markers, table with scores, “black box”.

Characters: presenter, team of “experts”, team of “TV viewers”. The teacher acts as a presenter, selects a team of “experts” (5-6 people), the rest of the students act as “TV viewers”, participate in the game and comment on the questions. Students who independently prepared questions included in the game also take places among the “TV viewers.”

Progress of the game

Opening remarks by the presenter: Dear guys! Today's meeting will be unusual. We will hold a musical game “What? Where? When?". And it will be dedicated to musical instruments, which you already know a lot about thanks to music lessons and MHC, as well as independent acquaintance with them.

One of the outstanding guitarists of the last century once compared musical instruments to islands in the ocean of music. He considered the guitar his island. I will be happy if our meeting today helps you not only to navigate well in this sea and islands, but also to find your island in the ocean of sounds.

And now I will ask the team of experts to take their places at the gaming table.

(Musical intro: “What is our life?.. A game!”)

Host: Dear experts, I remind you that 12 envelopes with questions from our “TV viewers” are laid out on the playing field. For one correct answer, the team receives 1 point. The count goes up to 6 points. Choose a team captain.

So, let's start the game!

(A gong is heard, which will sound before each round in the future. The team captain spins the top and selects one of the envelopes).

Round 1.

Presenter: In one minute you need to write in the frames the names of the musical instruments played by the heroes of books and fairy tales. ( Annex 1)

Answer: Orpheus played the cithara, Lel played the flute, Bayan and Sadko played the gusli, Sherlock Holmes played the violin, Gena the Crocodile played the accordion, Dunno played the tuba, Kobzar played the kobza.

Round 2.

Presenter: Attention to the screen. Dear experts, in 1 minute you must name the instrument shown on the screen, tell what material it is made of and how it is played. (Appendices 2, 3)

Answer: These are bagpipes. The air reservoir (fur, bag) is made of goatskin or calfskin, sometimes from an animal's bladder. Several tubes are inserted into it. Through one, air is pumped into the bag and it inflates like a balloon. Other tubes play sounds that accompany the melody. The sounds go on continuously, because... The piper holds the instrument under his arm and presses his elbow towards him.

Round 3.

Host: Different types of art have their own symbols, emblems, etc. You can see some of them on the screen (Appendix 4).

Dear experts, do you know what the emblem of musical art is? Draw it on paper in 1 minute.

Answer: This is a picture of a lyre. ( Appendix 5)

Round 4.

Presenter: Dear experts, here is an ancient manuscript of the 11th century (Appendix 6). In 1 minute you have to guess the riddle - what do these signs mean?

Answer: This ancient manuscript depicts the symbols of the medieval music notation system. These are neuromas. They indicate the ascending and descending movement of the melody, without determining the exact pitch of the sounds. From neumas later musical notations emerged.

Round 5.

Presenter: Attention! Listen to a piece of music. (Sounds “Habanera” by M. Ravel)

Composer M. Ravel commissioned the trumpet to perform this beautiful melody. Attention, question: name the object thanks to which the musician performing this melody achieves such a soft, “velvety” trumpet sound?

Answer: This item is a mute, which is inserted into the bell of a wind instrument. Thanks to this, its sound becomes muffled and soft.

Round 6.

Host: Look at the screen (Appendix 7). This musical instrument has existed for more than 2000 years. He alone can replace the choral and instrumental chapel. It is played with hands and even feet on special keyboards. In the hands of one performer it is a whole brass band. Attention, question: One of the journalists wrote about the organ that it is “wise, secretive and lonely.” Explain what he meant?

Answer: The organ is “wise” because it has absorbed the culture of thousands of years; “lonely” because it is the only keyboard-wind instrument; “hidden” because it cannot be seen in its entirety (we can only see its façade).

Round 7.

Question: What musical instrument did the family of Italian craftsmen named Stradivari become famous for making?

Answer: Violin.

Round 8.

Host: At different times, different nations called musicians differently. Take a look at this list (Appendix 8). Question: who is not a musician here? Cross out the extra:

Answer: A clown is not a musician .

Round 9.

Host: Dear experts, take a look at the screen. Here is an image of a hunting horn ( Appendix 9). It was blown as a signal during a hunt, army gathering, or some special event. In order for the sound to be heard over a long distance, the hunting horn had a huge length, sometimes 6-8 meters. It was extremely inconvenient to blow it. Attention, question: What solution did the musicians find, and what was the name of the new musical instrument?

Answer: A long hunting horn was “twisted” to form a French horn. (An image of a French horn appears on the screen. ( Appendix 10)

Round 10.

Host: You probably know the ancient Greek myth about the “musical competition” between Apollo and Pan. Let me remind you of it:

The god of the forests, Pan, challenged the god Apollo himself to a “musical competition.” After the gentle sounds of Pan's pipe, Apollo struck the golden strings of his cithara. The majestic sounds of his divine music flowed, a melody of wondrous beauty began to sound... When Apollo finished playing, the gods awarded him victory, and the saddened Pan retired into the thicket of the forests...

Thus, the ancient Greeks found that among all musical instruments, string instruments have the most beautiful, expressive, and most exciting sound.

Now attention question: Dear experts, tell me, how did the very first plucked string instrument come into being?

Answer: The first plucked string instrument arose from a hunting bow. As he pulled the bowstring, the hunter heard a pleasant, slowly fading sound. This is how the first plucked string instrument was born.

Round 11.

Presenter: Attention! Bring in the “black box”! (A “black box” is brought in to the music. It contains the following items: a comb, tissue paper, a tin jar, several peas, 2 pot lids, 2 wooden spoons). Dear experts, you need to build homemade musical instruments within 1 minute and demonstrate the sound of an “orchestra”.

Answer: experts demonstrate the sound of an “orchestra” - spoons, rattles, cymbals, harmonica.

Round 12.

Host: You have a Blitz tournament. Listen to the sound of a piece of music. (The play “Penzer Mystery” is performed by the Nenets ensemble “Syrasev”).

Name the musical instrument that played the music.
Explain its structure.
Who in Yamal was the direct owner of this musical instrument and why?

Answers:

This is a penzer - a Nenets tambourine. (Appendix 11)

The penzer is a wooden hoop covered with deer skin, tanned to a thin and soft leather. Columns (tubercles) are attached to the shell. On one side of the tambourine there is a handle. The sound is produced using a beater - a narrow spatula covered with deer skin. The structure of the tambourine reflected the structure of the world. As the northern peoples understood it. The upper part is the celestial sphere, the lower part is the underworld, between them is the earthly world, the world of people. The handle symbolized the “shamanic tree” connecting all 3 worlds.

The tambourine (penzer) is a necessary tool for the Nenets shaman. To its sounds, the shaman called upon spirits and performed rituals (“travels” to the Upper and Lower worlds).

Leading. Let's summarize our game. (Draws attention to the table with the score). There were no winners in our game today. The score is equal. Game over.

I hope you enjoyed it, because the game was not only informational, but also creative. I hope that the knowledge gained in this game will continue in your life. Thank you all for your participation. See you!

Over its centuries-old history, humanity has accumulated enormous amounts of musical treasures. These include folk songs and dances, works of composers from different countries and times. People also invented a wide variety of musical instruments, which to this day give us aesthetic pleasure. Listening to music, we comprehend the beauty of its sound, while we ourselves become richer spiritually.

A quiz about music will help us remember both the basics of musical notation and entertaining and interesting facts from the life of music. All quiz questions have been answered.

1. Sounds are represented by means of a special kind of signs called...
Answer: notes

2. Who owns the words “I am the king of the violin and the guitar is my queen”?
Answer: Niccolo Paganini

3. How many notes are there in musical notation?
Answer: seven

4. What is the name of the set of five lines on and between which notes are written?
Answer: staff

5. What do a guitar and a piano have in common?
Answer: These instruments use strings to produce sound.

6. What is the name of a large group of musicians who jointly perform a piece of music on various musical instruments?
Answer: orchestra

7. What two notes “form” the product growing in the garden?
Answer: “fa”, “sol” (beans)

8. What is the name of I.A. Krylov’s fable, in which four “musicians” played, some into the forest, some for firewood?
Answer: "Quartet"

9. What is the name of Chekhov's story, in which Yakov played the violin very well, especially Russian songs?
Answer: "Rothschild violin"

10. What is the name of a musical group of three performers?
Answer: trio

11. What is the name of a natural musical instrument given by nature, the sound of which is formed by the larynx?
Answer: singing voice

12. Which German mechanic in 1812 designed one of the versions of the metronome in the form of a hammer that beats on a wooden anvil?
Answer: Johann Maelzel

13. What is accompaniment?
Answer: musical accompaniment of voice melody, instrumental melody

14. Guess the musical instrument:
At the first stage, music sounds and ladies and gentlemen dance
The second is a dividing union in Russian
Third - dog breed
Answer: balalaika

15. As a child, he often sat under the piano, sobbing when he happened to misbehave. Meanwhile, the mother always played the same old romance. This music seemed especially offensive to Seryozha. His father, Vasily Arkadyevich, often sat down at the instrument. And Seryozha grew into a famous composer, virtuoso pianist. Who are we talking about?
Answer: Sergei Rachmaninov

16. These musicians were obligatory participants in calendar holidays in Rus', weddings, fairs, and coronations. They knew how to compose songs and skits, and played all kinds of instruments. What were they called in Rus'?
Answer: buffoons

17. What is the name of the oldest plucked string musical instrument?
Answer: harp

18. In what century was the term “overture” established?
Answer: in the 17th century, in France

19. What musical instruments did Emperor Alexander I play?
Answer: violin and clarinet

20. Which Russian composer organized the “Russian Musical Society” in St. Petersburg in 1859?
Answer: Anton Rubinstein

21. What instrument did Clara steal from Karl in the famous tongue twister?
Answer: clarinet

22. About what musical instrument did G. Berlioz say, “This instrument is a violin among woodwind instruments”?
Answer: clarinet

23. Who do we call the king of the waltz?
Answer: Johann Strauss

Round I (for each correct answer 1 point)

He plays the violin (violinist)

Is domra a string or wind musical instrument? (string)

What is the name of this musical instrument? (showing with gestures)

Was the music for the opera “Carmen” composed by Meringue or Tchaikovsky? (Merringue)

He plays the guitar (guitarist)

What is the name of the big accordion? (accordion)

What note is “put in the soup”? (salt)

What's bigger: viola or violin? (alto)

He plays the piano (pianist)

Musical group consisting of 3 performers (trio)