Woodwinds
Material a reed is made out of
Bamboo
Letter names of all four strings on a Violin left to right
G, D, A, E
Buttons a brass player pushes down to change the tubing of their instrument
Valves
The technique used to stop the sound of a percussive instrument
Dampening
The amount of strings on a harp?
47
Pieces a clarinet made up of?
Five pieces
Middle voice of the string family
Viola
Area of muscles near the lips a brass player exercises to create sound
Embrochure
An instrument that uses a fan switch to allow the sound to vibrate within resonators
Vibraphone
A brass instrument from ancient times that has an animal's face and is played being held up above the head
Carnyx
Instrument that is played by blowing an airstream across an open hole
Flute
The long piece pulled out from the bottom of the Cello to support it as it stands up
End Pin
How a trombone moves from note to note, either chromatically or step-wise.
Slides
An instrument that can be performed using four soft mallets
Marimba
A woodwind instrument that is made up of brass
Saxophone
The instrument an orchestra tunes to
Oboe
The famous Cellist in the video from class who performed, "The Swan"
Yo-Yo Ma
An instrument that is played with your right hand inside of the bell to control the sound.
French Horn
Number of snare drums in the snare drum family
4
A traditional Chinese drum
Taiko
The longest instrument in the woodwind family
Bassoon
The strings of the upright bass left to right
E, A, D, G
The foundation of the brass family
Tuba
An instrument that consists of a hand drum with jingles all around the side
Tambourine
A stringed instrument that is played by turning a handle to create sound.
Hurdy Gurdy