Music for Smarties

Posted By Les Conklin on Jan 30, 2015

By Desert Les

Howdie Parder. Since I’m sure that someone has already written “Music for Dummies,” Desert Les has decided to write “Music for Smarties.” Yup.

This is a BIG test fer musical experts like you. This here test is going to be in several parts. This article is part one. Be patient, Pardner, more parts will follow in the weeks ahead.

Now I know yer probably nervous about taking a test, so here’s a little tune to help you relax.

And remember, no Googlein’ and lookin’ for answers in Wikipedia. We hang cheaters in these parts. Yup.

Now relax. Don’t think about failin’ or the hangman’s noose.

Big Music Test – Major Groups of Musical Instruments

Musical instruments create sounds. In a musical instrument, vibrations generate sound. Match the description of how the instruments generates sound to the name of the group. Clue. The answer to Question 1. begins with “C” and it ain’t “Cell Phones.” You’re welcome, Pardner.

1. All instruments that resort to a string’s vibration.

a. Harpophones
b. Chordophones
c. Vibraphones
d. Cell Phones

2. All instruments whose sound emanates from the vibration of air.

a. Airophones
b. Oxyphones
c. Aerophones
d. Trumpophones

3. All Instruments whose sound is the result of a vibrating membrane (the skin of an animal, or material of an industrial nature, such as plastic).

a. Membranophones
b. Skinophones
c. Drumophones
d. Beataphones

 4. All instruments whose sounds are neither produced by air,  a membrane, or a string’s vibration. More often, sound emanates from the hitting or clashing of pieces of wood, metal, or plant material.

a. Gongophones
b. Ideophones
c. Bellaphones
d. Mobilephones

 5. Instruments where vibrations pass through an electronic amplifier, which converts it into audible sound.

a. Electrophones
b. Ampliphones
c. Currentphones
d. Wattaphones

 6. Instruments where vibration or action is produced by a human body part (s), it sends off waves creating sound.

a. Corpophones
b. Bodyphones
c. Humaphone
d. Partyphone

For the following questions, identify the type of musical instrument shown in the picture.

7.  Banjo

a. Harpophone
b. Chordophone
c. Vibraphone
d. Cell Phone

8. Drum

a. Membranophones
b. Skinophones
c. Drumophones
d. Beataphones

9. Gong

a. Gongophones
b. Ideophones
c. Bellaphones
d. Mobilephones

10. Tuba

a. Airophones
b. Oxyphones
c. Aerophones
d. Trumpophonesa. Electrophones

11. Bonus Question. Electric Bagpipe

a. Aerophone
b. Electrophone
c. Aerophone and Electrophone
d. None of the above

Answers to Test Questions