Orchestra
Strings
Brass
Woodwinds
Percussion
100
What are the 4 families of instruments?
Strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion
100
The highest pitched string instrument.
Violin
100
What is the lowest brass instrument?
Tuba
100
What is the highest pitched instrument in the entire orchestra?
Piccolo
100
What instruments are these?
Maracas and snare drum
200
What family includes the harp and cello?
String
200
What do you rub against the strings to create a sound?
Bow
200
What instrument has a slide?
Trombone
200
What instrument(s) do you hold to the side to play?
Flute and piccolo
200
How do you play percussion instruments?
Hit, tap, scrape and shake
300
What family of instruments do you buzz to get a sound?
Brass
300
What string instrument do you hold between your knees to play?
Cello
300
Baritones, eupohonium and sousaphones are types of what brass instrument?
Tubas
300
What is the name of the piece of wood you put on the back of the clarinet that needs to vibrate to create a sound?
Reed
300
What type of drums are these?
Timpani
400
What family of instruments do you blow into to get a sound?
Woodwind
400
What does it mean to play pizzicato?
Pluck the strings
400
What instrument do you put your hand inside the bell?
French horn
400
What woodwind instrument is made of brass?
Saxophone
400
You have to scrape this instrument:
Guiro
500
Who leads the orchestra?
Conductor
500
What string instrument can also be called a "bull fiddle"?
Bass
500
What is the type of tuba that wraps around your body to make it easier to carry?
Sousaphone
500
Name two of the four double reed instruments.
Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon, Contrabassoon
500
A marimba is a type of what pitched instrument?
Xylophone