strings
How many strings do most string instruments in the orchestra have?
4
What are most instruments in this family made out of?
Wood!
What are instruments in this family made out of?
Brass
Where do percussion instruments usually set up and perform from in an orchestra?
The very back
What is the smallest string instrument in the orchestra?
Violin
What woodwind instrument does Squidward play in SpongeBob Square Pants?
The Clarinet
What instrument do you put your hand inside of when you play it?
The French horn
Keyboard percussion instruments have notes laid out next to each other in the same shape as what other very common percussion/string instrument?
Piano!
String instrument bows are made of wood and hair from a ____
Horse
Woodwind instruments change notes by pressing or covering _____ and _____ on the instrument.
Keys and holes
What is the lowest sounding brass instrument in the orchestra?
The tuba
Percussion instruments are split into two groups. What are they?
Pitched and non-pitched
Harp!
Which 2 woodwind instruments have a double reed mouthpiece? (Half points if you know one)
Oboe and Bassoon
What brass instrument doesn't have any buttons for valves?
The trombone
What instrument changes notes by moving a foot pedal?
Timpani or kettledrums
Which orchestral string instrument is also commonly used in jazz bands?
The bass
Which woodwind instrument has a mouthpiece that you do not blow into? You blow over the hole instead.
The Flute
How do the valves on a brass instrument change the notes that are played?
The change the length of the instrument
What are the three ways to play percussion instruments?
Hit, scrape, and shake!