Q 01/05
A) Melodica
B) Jew's harp
C) Mouth organ
D) Ocarina
Answer · why
It is also called a French harp, and in blues circles a 'harp' or 'Mississippi saxophone'.
Q 02/05
A) As a lip-vibrated brass
B) As a free reed aerophone
C) As a double reed woodwind
D) As a plucked idiophone
Answer · why
Its relatives include the accordion, the melodica and the ancient Chinese sheng.
Q 03/05
A) Twelve
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Sixteen
Answer · why
The diatonic Richter-tuned instrument has ten air passages and twenty reeds, one blow and one draw per hole.
Q 04/05
A) Thirty
B) Twenty
C) Ten
D) Forty
Answer · why
Each chamber holds a blow reed and a draw reed, playable separately without needing valves.
Q 05/05
A) Brass
B) Cane
C) Silver
D) Nylon
Answer · why
Stainless steel and bronze are also used; the flat spring is fixed at one end over a slot and vibrates to block and unblock the airway.
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