Woodwinds
Name the two instruments that use only a single reed.
What is saxophone and clarinet
This is the second highest pitched string instrument
What is viola
The sounds produced on brass instruments results from
What is buzzing or vibrating the lips on a cup- shaped mouthpiece
Sound is produced in percussion in these three ways
What is striking/hitting, shaking, and scraping
What is pitch?
What is how high or low something sounds
Name the two instruments of the woodwinds that create sound without a reed.
What is flute and piccolo
Name the two ways to play a stringed instrument.
What is plucking or bowing
This is the highest pitched instrument in the brass family
What is the trumpet
Another name for a gong
What is tam tam
The piano belongs to which two instrument families?
What is strings and percussion
This instrument containing a double reed is closely related to the oboe.
What is a bassoon
the act of bowing the strings on a stringed instrument
What is archo
This brass instrument uses a slide
What is trombone
This smaller version of a xylophone has metal bars and produces a high pitched sound
What is glockenspiel
Which is higher pitched: a violin or a viola?
What is violin
This is the double reed instrument that sounds the "A" to tune the orchestra
What is an oboe
This instrument widely played in blue grass, folk or country music but is not usually a part of the orchestra.
What is banjo
This brass instrument can play the widest range of notes
What is french horn
This tuned member of the percussion family uses a foot pedal to tune
What is timpani
Which instrument is the highest member of the lute family?
What is mandolin
This instrument is made of brass- but belongs to the woodwind family.
What is the saxophone
How many strings and pedals are on a harp?
What is 47 strings and 7 pedals
What is sousaphone
Drum heads are made of which two types of material?
What is calf skin or plastic
What is a bow typically made of?
What is horse hair