Woodwinds
Brass
Strings
Percussion
Odds and Ends
100
This is the smallest woodwind instrument. Its name means little flute.
What is a piccolo?
100
This is the instrument that usually plays the highest notes of the brass family in the elementary band.?
What is a trumpet?
100
This string instrument is the main instrument in a rock band.
What is a guitar?
100
This big drum usually provides a steady beat for the band.
What is a bass drum?
100
This family sits at the front of the orchestra.
What is the string family?
200
It's the largest instrument in the family; sometimes called the grandfather.
What is a bassoon?
200
This instrument sounds like a hunting horn.
What is a french horn?
200
This instrument looks like a violin but is bigger.
What is a viola?
200
This instrument has thin metal strips on its underside which rattle when the top is struck.
What is a snare drum?
200
This family usually sits at the back of the orchestra.
What is the percussion family?
300
This instrument has a single reed and is made of black wood or plastic.
What is a clarinet?
300
This instrument uses a slide.
What is a trombone?
300
This part of a string instrument is made out of horsehair.
What is a bow?
300
This instrument is a drum but it can play notes, not just rhythm.
What is timpani?
300
This person uses a baton to keep everyone together.
What is a conductor?
400
This double-reed instrument has a sad, mournful sound.
What is the oboe?
400
This is the largest brass instrument in the orchestra.
What is a tuba?
400
This instrument is played by placing it between your legs.
What is a cello?
400
Shake these to get a Spanish sound to your music.
What are maracas?
400
This musical group has instruments from all the families except strings.
What is the band?
500
This is the instrument Ms. Kuehmann played in elementary school, high school, and college.
What is a flute?
500
This is another kind of tuba, named for the man who invented it.
What is a Sousaphone?
500
This instrument has many strings. Its sound reminds people of angels.
What is a harp?
500
This instrument is named for a geometric shape.
What is a triangle?
500
Beethoven wrote 9 of these; his most famous is the 5th.
What is a symphony?
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