Q 01/05
A) Strings
B) Woodwind
C) Percussion
D) Brass
Answer · why
Air blown into the bag feeds enclosed reeds, which is why organologists file them under aerophones.
Q 02/05
A) To sing
B) To breathe
C) To pray
D) To march
Answer · why
It is the melody pipe, fingered with both hands while the drones hold a constant note.
Q 03/05
A) To play the melody
B) To hold the pipes on the shoulder
C) To sound a constant harmonizing note
D) To pump air into the bag
Answer · why
Most drones are cylindrical single-reed tubes pitched two octaves below the chanter's tonic.
Q 04/05
A) Mounts
B) Ferrules
C) Stocks
D) Collars
Answer · why
A set minimally needs an air supply, a bag, a chanter and usually at least one drone, all held in these sockets.
Q 05/05
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
Answer · why
Two tenors and one bass, plus the chanter and blowpipe; that makes four reeds in all, every one hidden inside the stocks.
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