String Family
This is the smallest member of the string family.
The violin
This is the smallest of the brass family.
The trumpet
This instrument is usually long and silver and needs no reed.
The flute
Percussionists need to remember to bring these each week to play the snare drum.
Drumsticks
This is the person who stands in front of the orchestra and directs the musicians.
The conductor
The instrument that is just 2 inches larger than the violin.
The viola
This brass instrument is the only with a slide and it does not have any valves.
The trombone
This instrument looks like it belongs in the brass family but belongs in the woodwind family.
The saxophone
This percussion instrument is made of metal and is a geometric shape.
The triangle
This is held by the conductor and is used to help conduct the orchestra.
A baton
You will need to stand up to play this string instrument or sit on a very high stool.
The double bass
This brass instrument is the largest and lowest of the family.
The tuba
The nickname for this percussion instrument is kettle drum.
The timpani
Although this instrument family has the fewest musicians playing, it has the greatest variety of instruments to play.
You will need to sit in a chair to play this instrument.
The cello
This brass instrument is in the key of F.
The French Horn
The 2 categories of percussion instruments.
Pitched and unpitched
How many different instrument types have been learnt in the Allegro program this year (with percussion included as one instrument)
13: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
This instrument has 47 strings and 7 pedals.
The harp
The only brass instrument to also read in the tenor clef.
The trombone
This instrument is thought by many to be in the string family but is actually in the percussion family.
The piano
What is the first instrument Mr Tigani learnt as a child?
The accordian