This is the highest member of the string family, with 4 strings, a neck, body finger board and tuning pegs. Usually played with a bow.
What is a Violin?
This is the highest instrument in the woodwinds. Unusually the instrument is made totally of metal, though it used to be made of wood. It is an aerophone, so sound is made by blowing over a mouth hole which splits the air, causing vibration.
What is a flute? or What is piccolo?
The instrument Ms. Brii played in middle school
What is the flute?
This is the lowest member of the string family, with 4 strings, a neck, body finger board and tuning pegs. Usually played with a bow. It is so tall that the player has to stand to play it.
What is the Bass/Double Bass?
This is the largest member of the percussion family. It is played with a very large mallet and produces a very low tone of indefinite pitch. It can be carried for marching band or mounted on a stand in an orchestra, or played with a kick pedal in a drum set.
What is the bass drum?
This instrument was used by rock'n'roll performers and was smashed during shows in an act of rebellion
What is the electric guitar?
This is the second lowest member of the string family, with 4 strings, a neck, body finger board, tuning pegs and metal leg/stand to hold it up. Usually played with a bow. It is large, requiring the player to sit with the instrument in front of them.
What is a Cello?
This is the lowest and largest of all the brass instruments. It's sound is produced by buzzing your lips through a large cup mouthpiece. Notes are changed using 3 valves.
What is the Tuba?
What is the name of the type of percussion that is made up of non-pitched instruments, used by percussionist and foley artists to make different sounds?
What is a Auxiliary percussion?
This small, barred percussion instrument features a number of wooden bars and is played with 2, 3 or even 4 mallets.
What is a xylophone?
This is the second highest brass instrument. It features either 3 or 4 rotary valves, metal tubing coiled into a round shape, and the bell faces backwards.
What is the French Horn?
This is the woodwind with the widest range. It features a single reed, straight, cylindrical body, and has a mellow tone. Often featured in marching bands as well as the orchestra.
What is the clarinet?
Name one of the percussion mini families.
What is the shaker, scraper, wood, metal, or membrane family?
These are very large, kettle shaped drums traditionally made from copper. They are usually played in a set of 2 or 4 and are the only drums that can play definite pitches, changed by a foot pedal.
What are the timpani?
This less common brass instrument resembles a tuba, but is smaller. It features a cup mouthpiece and 3 valves.
What is a Baritone or Euphonium?
This is the largest and lowest woodwind instrument. It is made up of a bent piece of wood totaling 8 feet in length and played with a double reed. Miss Brii says this one sounds "honky" like big geese.
What is a Bassoon?
This is a string instrument that has a membrane type of body, instead of hollow/solid wood.
What is the Banjo?