Instrument Families

Brass

100

The tubes on a Brass instrument are called?

Hint: It starts with a V

Valves

200

This an word that starts with an E. It is when you put your lips on the mouthpiece and shape them in a way to make the sound come out. 

Embouchure

300

This is the highest sounding Brass Instrument

Trumpet

400

Which Brass Instrument is the largest of this Family and is used in Marching Bands? 

Hint: Starts with an S

Sousaphone

500

What instrument has the MOST Tubing?

Tuba, Trumpet, French Horn, or Trombone

French Horn

Strings

100

This family is called the "String" Family because they all have...?

Strings

200

How do you make sound on a string instrument?

(Two Ways)

Plucking and Bowing

300

How do you change the sound of a String Instrument?

Putting your fingers on different parts of the string or sliding them on the strings.

400

Which String instrument is the lowest sounding?

Double Bass or String Bass

500

Name two String instruments you cannot bow

Harp and Guitar

Note: You Strum or Pluck them!

Woodwinds

100

This family was called the "Woodwind" family because originally all the instruments were made out of......?

Wood

200

What is the thin piece of wood that you put in the mouthpiece of the woodwind instrument to make a sound?

The Reed

300

How do you change the sound of a Woodwind Instrument?

Cover the holes to play different notes

400

What is the lowest sounding Woodwind instrument?

Bassoon

500

The Clarinet is a... 

Double Reed, Single Reed, Triple Reed, or No Reed 

Instrument?

Single Reed

Percussion

100

What ways can you make sound on a Percussion instrument?

Hit, Shake, or Scrape

200

True or False: All drums are round

False

300

Which Percussion Instrument is made from long metal tubes?

Cymbals, Chimes, Gong, or a Bass Drum

Chimes

400

Which of the following percussion instruments do you hold in your hand?

Conga, Timpani, Shaker, or Drum Box

Shaker

500

Name one Latin American instrument

Hint: Some classes made these instruments

Maracas 

Castanets 

Guiro

Claves

Bongos

All

100

Which Family is the Piano in?

Hint: It is in Two instrument Families

Percussion and Strings

200

Explain why the Piano is in two families

The piano has strings. 

The piano is played by hitting the strings to make a sound. 

The piano keeps the rhythm as one of its' roles

300

Which instrument family has the most instruments?

Percussion

400

What is the Bow Hair from that String Instruments use?

Horse Hair

500

What is the Highest/ Lowest sounding Instruments of 3 of the Instrument Families?

String/ Woodwind/ and Brass

Highest of the Families

Strings: Violin (will accept Harp), Woodwind: Piccolo Brass: Trumpet 

Lowest of the Families

Strings: Bass, Woodwind: Bassoon, Brass: Tuba