The String Section
This smallest member of the string family often carries the melody
What is the violin?
This woodwind has a double reed and a warm, reedy sound.
(What is the oboe?)
This brass instrument has the highest pitch and often plays fanfares.
(What is the trumpet?)
This percussion instrument is played with yarn mallets.
What is the marimba?
The cello is played while sitting down and held between these.
What are the knees?
The flute makes sound by blowing across this.
(What is a hole/opening?)
This long brass instrument changes pitch with a slide.
(What is the trombone?)
The triangle is made of this material.
(What is metal?)
This large string instrument provides the lowest notes in the orchestra.
What is the double bass?
The clarinet’s mouthpiece uses this kind of reed.
(What is a single reed?)
You buzz your lips into this to make sound.
(What is a mouthpiece?)
You shake, strike, or scrape these small wooden instruments from Latin music.
(What are maracas?)
You make sound on a violin by using this tool made of wood and horsehair.
What is a bow?
The bassoon is the lowest member of this family.
(What is the woodwind family?)
The French horn’s tubing is wrapped into this shape. (What is a circle/coiled loop?)
(What is the trumpet?)
This percussion instrument is a vital part of a marching band.
What is the snare drum?
This technique means to pluck the strings instead of bowing them.
(What is pizzicato?)
This saxophone is made of brass but belongs to the woodwinds because it uses a reed.
(What is the saxophone?)
This large brass instrument plays the lowest notes.
(What is the tuba?)
Which one of the pitched percussion instruments has a "wa wa" sound
What is the Vibraphone?