KIDS QUIZ
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Question
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Which one of the following can give low pitch “wind instruments”?
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Thick string
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Tight skin
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Long air column
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Short air column
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Wind instruments are aerophone instruments producing sound through the vibration of an air column . There are three sorts of modern wind instruments : “lip blown” (trumpets, trombones, etc.), “reed blown” (oboes, clarinets, saxophones etc.) and “air-jet blown ‘’ (flutes, recorders, pipe organs ).
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. The pitch of a flute is decreased by increasing length of air column.
Detailed explanation-3: -They are shown approximately in order of range: the lowest notes are Bb1 (58 Hz) on the bassoon, C#3 (139 Hz) or D3 on the A or Bb clarinet, C#3 on the alto saxophone, E3 (165 Hz) on the cor anglais, Bb3 (233 Hz) on the oboe, B3 or C4 (262 Hz) on the flute.
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