What is the smallest instrument in the brass family?
The Trumpet
100
Name the 3 woodwind instruments you were introduced to in class.
Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone
100
Drums and xylophones are part of what family?
The Percussion Family.
100
The string family instruments are made out of what natural material?
Wood
100
How many families did we discuss in class?
Four Families.
200
Name the four instruments in the brass family.
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba.
200
Which instrument in the woodwind family is made out of all brass with one wooden piece?
The Saxophone
200
What is the percussion instrument that is made out of wooden "ribs" that you slide a stick up and down to make the "cricket" or "ribbit" effect?
The Guiro
200
Name the four String Family Instruments. (They need to be pronounced correctly.)
Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass.
200
The bow is used to help make sound in which family?
The String Family
300
On the trumpet, what is the valve casing?
Where the valve go into.
300
Where does your air go when you blow into a flute?
Your air goes across and into the whole of the mouthpiece.
300
What continent is the djembe from?
Africa.
300
The top piece of the violin is called the....?
Scroll
300
The bigger the instrument the _______ the sound?
Lower.
400
On the trumpet, the sound comes out of what part?
The Bell.
400
What part of the saxophone vibrates to make sound?
The Reed.
400
Marimba, Glockenspiel, and Vibraphone are all part of this group in the percussion family.
The xylophone group.
400
What part of the instrument is the "frog"?
The "frog" is the part of the bow that you hold between your fingers.
400
Name the biggest instrument in the Brass and String Families
Tuba, String Bass.
500
How does a person produce sound on a brass instrument?
A person buzzes their lips to produce sound on a brass instrument.
500
The term "auxiliary" means to provide support or help to the larger group. What does "auxiliary percussion" do for a song? Do not use the word help or assistance.
Auxiliary Percussion adds sound effects and makes the song more interesting.
500
What two ways does a violin player make sound on the violin.
A player can pull the bow across the strings or pluck the strings.
500
Can you name one instrument from the Percussion, Stringed, Woodwind and Brass family that we did not mention in class, one of each.