Instrument Families
This family of instruments features instruments that you "strike or shake"
What is percussion?
This symbol is what we use to write music notes on.
What is the music staff?
Name an instrument that uses a single reed to make sound and has at least 7 parts to assemble.
What is the clarinet?
This instrument has three valves. To produce a sound one must buzz into the mouthpiece.
What is the trumpet?
This percussion instrument is played with drum sticks and is a choice this year.
What is the snare drum?
This family of instruments features those that are made of metal like brass, silver, or copper.
What is the brass family?
This symbol tells us to play the music again.
What is the repeat sign?
This instrument is played by blowing air across the sound hole. The air column vibrates to make a sound.
What is a flute?
This brass instrument uses a slide to change the pitches.
What is the trombone?
This percussion instrument is made of metal bars whose German name means, "bell play".
What is the glockenspiel?
This family of instruments includes instruments that use a reed?
What is the woodwind family?
This symbol tells us that the music is written for higher sounding instruments.
What is the treble clef?
This instrument is made of brass BUT belongs to the woodwind family.
What is the saxophone?
To make sound on a brass instrument, you have to do this into the mouthpiece.
These percussion instruments looks like large kettles.
What are timpani?
This family of instruments includes instruments that are made of wood.
What is the woodwind family.
This symbol mean the end of the song.
What is the final bar line?
This woodwind instrument is half the size of a flute and sounds higher.
What is the piccolo?
What is embouchure?
This percussion instrument is made with little timbrals that vibrate when you shake it.
What is a tambourine?
This family of instruments includes ALL instruments that use air to make a sound.
What are wind instruments?
This symbol divides the music on the staff into groups.
What is a bar line.
This instrument looks like a clarinet but uses a double reed.
What is an oboe?
This is the largest member of the brass family.
What is the tuba?
This percussion instrument includes several drums and cymbals and is used in rock and jazz bands.
What is a drum set or drum kit?