Strings
How many strings does a violin have?
4
What is the highest of the brass instruments?
trumpet
What is the highest pitched woodwind instrument in the orchestra?
Flute or piccolo
What 3 ways does a player play percussion instruments?
Hit, scrape, shake
What is it called when a person sings nonsense syllables?
Scat singing
What is the lowest string instrument in the orchestra?
Double bass, bass, stand-up bass
What are the things called that a trumpet player presses with his/her fingers?
valves
What woodwind instrument does Squidward play?
Clarinet
Is a xylophone a pitched or non-pitched percussion instrument?
pitched
What brass instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet or cornet
What are the two ways to play a string instrument?
strum & pluck
If an instrument is made from a shell, can it still be a brass instrument?
Yes
What woodwind instrument is made of brass?
Saxophone
What does a player have in his hands when he plays a xylophone?
Mallets
What element of music describes how high or low sounds are?
Pitch
what do you have to turn in order to tune a string instrument?
tuning pegs
What does a player do with his/her lips to make a sound on a brass instrument?
buzz
What vibrates to make a sound in a flute?
air
Is whistling body perussion?
No
What is it called in music to describe the volume?
dynamics
What is the name of the small piece that keeps the strings slightly above the body?
bridge
Name a traditional brass instrument that does NOT have valves
trombone or bugle
What do most (not all) woodwind instruments need to make a sound?
a reed
What element of music does a drum play?
Rhythm
What family is the piano in?
Percussion AND strings