Woodwind
Strings
Percussion
Brass
Music Knowledge
100

What is the highest instrument in the woodwind family?

Piccolo

100

What is the highest sounding instrument in the string family?

Violin

100

What instrument can be hit with a beater and has three sides?

Triangle

100

What is the highest sounding brass instrument?

Trumpet

100

What is the musical word for the speed of music?

Tempo

200

Which instrument looks like a brass instrument but is actually a woodwind?

Saxophone

200

What is the instrument called that you need to sit down to play?

Cello

200

Low sounding instrument with two drum heads and heard in marching bands.

Bass Drum

200

If you play a brass instrument what do you need to be able to do with your mouth?

Buzz your Lips

200

What is the term for louds and softs in music?

Dynamics

300

What is the piece of wood or bamboo called that is placed in the mouthpiece in order to make sound?

Reed

300

What do you draw across the strings with when playing a string instrument?

A Bow

300

What drums come in pairs and are used mostly in the orchestra?

Timpani

300

What is the lowest sounding brass instrument?

Tuba

300

What is a person called who writes music?

Composer

400

What is the lowest instrument in the woodwind family?

Bassoon

400
What has 47 strings and is very large and plucked when played?

A Harp

400

What are sets of bars made of wood and played with a mallet called?

Xylophone

400

What brass instrument has a slide?

Trombone

400

How many notes are in a musical scale?

Eight

500

Which instrument has no mouthpiece and a double reed?

Oboe

500

Which animal's hair is used to create the fibers on a bow?

Horse Hair

500

What is considered a percussion instrument because when you strike a key it hits a string in order to make sound?

A Piano

500

What is the name of the brass instrument that is coiled up and the player often puts their hands in the bell when playing?

French Horn

500

How many keys are on a piano?

88

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