Woodwind
Brass
String
Percussion
Random Facts
100
What vibrates on a woodwind instrument to make sound?
The reed
100

Instead of a reed, what is vibrating when you play brass instruments in order to make sound?

Lips

100

Many string instruments use this to slide across the strings?

bow

100
The bars on the xylophone resemble the keys on what instrument?
The piano
100

What is a tiny flute called?

Piccolo 

200
How is the flute different from the other woodwind instruments?
It does not have a reed.
200
Which brass instrument plays the highest?
Trumpet
200
Which string instrument plays the highest?
Violin
200

Ways a percussion instrument makes sound

hitting, shaking it or scraping it

200

True or False: The woodwind family is made up of pipes twisted together. 

False

300
What are reeds made out of?
Wood
300

This brass instrument plays the lowest pitch

Tuba

300

String instruments can be plucked, bowed, or  ________.

hammered

300

Name any pitched percussion instrument

piano, xylophone, glockenspiel, etc...

300

Name another keyboard instrument besides the piano

organ or harpsichord 

400
Which woodwind instruments use double reeds?
Oboe and Bassoon
400

This brass instrument has a slide that can change the pitches.

Trombone

400
What was a bow originally made out of?
Horse hair
400

True or false: The percussion family is the smallest family of instruments

False

400

What two groups are the percussion family split into? 

Pitched and non-pitched

500
Which woodwind instruments use single reeds?
Clarinet and Saxophone
500

The brass instrument with a two-word name: ______ Horn

French Horn

500

name the 4 string instruments that look the same expect for their size

violin, viola, cello, bass 

500

Why are there different size drums? 

To play higher and lower sounds

500

What family could the piano be apart of if not part of the keyboard family? 

Percussion or String 

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