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How are instruments classified?
by the way they produce sound
What are the four main instruments in the string family?
violin, viola, cello, bass
Name two instruments in the woodwind family
flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon
Name two brass instruments.
Trumpet, French horn, Trombone, Tuba or Bass
What is the largest instrument family?
Percussion
How is all sound produced?
by vibrations
List the four main string instruments from the instrument with the highest pitch to the lowest pitch.
violin, viola, cello, bass
How do woodwind instruments produce sound?
by blowing air into the instrument, sometimes using a single or double reed
How does a brass instrument produce sound?
Buzz their mouth into a bell-shaped mouthpiece
How do percussion instruments produce sound?
hitting, shaking scraping
What are the families of the orchestra?
strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
How many strings do the violin, the viola, the cello and the bass have?
four strings
How does a woodwind look and how does it make sound?
a hollow tube a person blows air into and pushes keys to change pitch
How do brass instruments change pitch?
They push valves to change pitch. They also change the position of their lips to change pitch. This is called embouchure.
What percussion instruments are in a drum or trap set?
snare drum, bass drum, tom-toms, cymbals.
One difference between the families of the orchestra and just the instrument families.
Saxophone is a woodwind but it does not play in the orchestra.
How do the string instruments produce sound?
bowing, plucking and strumming
Compare a single and a double reed
both made of bamboo, both vibrate when you blow into a woodwind instrument
single - one reed, larger than a double reed
double - two smaller reeds connected at the base
Which instrument has a U-shaped slide?
trombone
Name a percussion instrument with pitch.
timpani, xylophone, marimba
Two additional instrument families mentioned in the first video
keyboard and electronic
Why is the piano considered a string instrument?
Wooden hammers inside the piano strike the strings and start the vibrations which creates the sound
Compare the flute and the piccolo.
Both are a tube the musician blows through to produce sound. You use keys to change the pitch.
They look the same with the exception of their size. The piccolo is smaller and higher than the flute.
What is the highest and the lowest brass instrument in our band?
trumpet and tuba or bass
Why does the xylophone have metal bars positioned from largest to smallest?
to produce a scale