Brass
How do you make a sound on a brass instrument?
Buzz into the mouthpiece.
How do you make a sound on a woodwind instrument?
The air splits and vibrates.
True or False. A viola is a slightly bigger violin.
True.
What are three ways to make a sound on a percussion instrument?
Shake, strike, scrape.
True or False. The french horn is a common instrument used in jazz bands.
FALSE.
Which of the following is NOT a percussion instrument? A) Snare drum B) Tambourine C) Triangle D) Tuba
Tuba.
TRUE OR FALSE. The timpani and trumpet are in the same instrument family.
False. The timpani is a percussion instrument (a pitched drum) and the trumpet is a brass instrument.
What brass instrument has a slide?
Trombone.
Name two woodwind instruments.
The clarinet, flute, bassoon, saxophone, recorder, piccalo, oboe.
Name three string instruments?
Piano, Double Bass, Violin, Guitar, Ukulele, Viola, Cello.
Name three percussion instruments.
Piano, drum, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bells, xylophone, guord, claves.
True or False. The oboe uses a double reed that vibrates when you blow on it to make sound.
TRUE. The bassoon also uses a double reed.
List 3 instruments in the brass family.
Trumpet, french horn, trombone, and tuba.
What is the biggest woodwind instrument?
Bassoon.
What string instrument is also a percussion instrument?
Piano.
Percussion (drum, piano, cymbals, tambourine)
Brass (trumpet, trombone, tuba, french horn)
Woodwind (flute, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, oboe)
Strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, piano)
On the trombone, when the slide is pushed all the way out is the instrument lower or higher?
Lower. When the slide is pushed out the instrument becomes bigger. The bigger the instrument, the lower the sound.