Listening Examples
Qualities
Hit, Shake or Scrape
Parts of an Instrument
Name That Instrument
100
Which instrument family is playing this music?
Toccata and Fugue in D minor - Johann Sebastian Bach
The Keyboard Family - Organ
100
Some woodwind instruments require this piece of wood to make a sound. What is it called?
Reed
100
To play the maracas, do you hit, shake, or scrape it?
Shake
100
This is the part of a brass instrument that helps you get rid of the condensation. What is it called?
Water Key
100
1. I have lots of strings.
2. I have foot pedals.
3. I have a crown.
The Harp
200
Which instrument family is playing this music?
Variations - George Frideric Handel
String Family - Harp
200
Each instrument in the brass family has this to make sound. What is it called?
Mouthpiece
200
To play the cymbals, do you hit, shake, or scrape it?
Hit
200
What are the buttons on a woodwind instrument called?
Keys
200
1. I have strings.
2. I have tuning pegs.
3. I make the highest sound in the string family.
The Violin
300
Which instrument family is playing this music?
Canzona Per Sonare 1
Brass Family - Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba
300
Sometimes string players will pluck the strings and it is called pizzicato. Sometimes string players use a bow to play. What animal hair was originally used on the bow?
Horse hair
300
To play the bass drum, do you hit, shake, or scrape it?
Hit
300
What are the buttons on brass instruments called?
Valves
300
1. I have a reed.
2. I have keys.
3. I have a curved bell.
Bass Clarinet
400
Which instrument family is playing this music?
Allegro giocoso
Woodwind Family - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
400
People playing the marimba use these to play.
Mallets
400
To play the marimba, do you hit, shake, or scrape it?
Hit and scrape
400
The trombone does not have valves, instead it has a...
Slide
400
1. I have a mouthpiece made of brass.
2. I have rotary valves.
2. I do not have a water key, you have to turn me around and around to get the water out.
French Horn
500
Which instrument family is playing this music?
Carousel - David Friedmann
Percussion Family - Marimba, Vibraphone
500
The vibraphone has a piece on it that the marimba does not. This piece makes the sound last longer. What is it called?
Foot pedal
500
To play the tambourine, do you hit, shake, or scrape it?
Hit, shake and scrape
500
What do we call the curvy part of the harp?
The Neck
500
1. You play me with mallets.
2. I am sometimes called a kettledrum.
3. I have a foot pedal.
Timpani