Instrument Families
Brass
Woodwinds
Percussion
Strings
100
These are the four instrument families in the orchestra
What is Strings, Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion
100

These four instruments are members of the brass family.  

What is trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba?

100

When woodwinds were first invented, they were made of this material

What is wood

100

This instrument has wires on the bottom to help create it's sound. 

What is the snare drum

100

Besides the harp, these 4 instruments are in every orchestra

What are violin, viola, cello, bass

200
Instruments in this family are played by plucking or bowing
What is String Instruments
200

This brass instrument is the only one that does not use valves to change notes

What is the trombone

200

What is the lowest woodwind instrument

What is the bassoon

200

This is one of the largest and lowest drums

What is the bass drum

200
These are the two ways a stringed instrument can be played
What are plucking and bowing
300
Instruments in this family are played by buzzing on a mouthpiece and pressing valves
What is Brass
300

This is the lowest brass instrument

What is the tuba

300
This non-reed instrument that can play the highest notes in the orchestra
What is the piccolo
300

These large drums are pitched - pedals on the bottom allow the performer to change the notes and is sometimes called kettle drums

What are tympani

300
This is the largest string instrument, and the one with the lowest sound
What is String Bass
400
Some instruments in this family use a reed; some have tone holes
What is Woodwind
400

This instrument has a round shape

What is the french horn

400

These two instruments use double reeds as the mouthpiece. 

What are oboe and bassoon

400
These two plates of metal can be crashed together to create lots of impact in the music
What are crash cymbals
400
This is the smallest string instrument, and the one with the highest sound
What is the violin
500
Instruments in this family can be played by shaking, scraping, or hitting the instrument
What is Percussion
500

This instrument was invented because the tuba was too heavy to play in a marching band

What is the sousaphone

500

These two instruments use a single reed that uses a ligature to keep it in place

What is the clarinet and the saxophone

500

What are the two groups in the percussion family

What is pitched and non-pitched instruments

500

What is the bow made of that glide along the strings

What is horse hair

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