Instrument Families
Strings
All About That "Brass"
Famous Musicians
Which family?
100
This instrument family can be played by plucking or bowing.
What is the string family?
100
The number of strings on all members of the violin family.
What is four?
100
This instrument is the lowest member of the brass family.
What is the tuba?
100
Antonio Vivaldi's famous concerti, "The Four Seasons", feature this instrument.
What is the violin?
100
Cello
What is strings?
200
This instrument family is played by buzzing into a mouthpiece.
What is the brass family?
200
The violin plays in this clef.
What is treble clef?
200
This is the highest member of the brass family.
What is the trumpet?
200
In addition to being an awesome 6th grade math and science teacher, Mr. Ford also plays this string instrument.
What is the banjo?
200
Flute
What is woodwinds?
300
The instruments in this family can be made out of wood, metal, or plastic.
What is the woodwind family?
300
The cello and bass play in this clef.
What is bass clef?
300
This brass instrument was played by famous jazz musician louis Armstrong.
What is trumpet?
300
Name one of the two string instruments played by Ms. Baecher.
What is the violin? What is the ukulele?
300
Timpani.
What is percussion?
400
Musicians who play instruments from this family play hundreds of different instruments, and sometimes have to make their own.
What is the percussion family?
400
The string instrument whose pitch it lower than violin but higher than cello.
What is the viola?
400
This is the only member of the brass family that does NOT have valves.
What is the trombone?
400
The instrument played by dubstep artist Lindsey Sterling.
What is violin?
400
Oboe
What is woodwind?
500
Most of the members of the orchestra play in groups of 2 or more. Name one of the two instruments that only have ONE player in the orchestra.
What is the harp? What is the tuba?
500
The Italian name of the technique meaning "plucked."
What is pizzicato?
500
Players of this instrument use their right hand inside the bell of the instrument to create different sounds.
What is the French horn?
500
Mr. Kuzmeskas played this brass instrument in the UMass Minuteman Marching Band.
What is the tuba/ sousaphone?
500
Piano?
What is strings/percussion?
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