Woodwind
This woodwind instrument is the smallest, and also the highest in the orchestra.
What is the piccolo?
This brass instrument is the highest brass instrument in the orchestra.
What is the trumpet?
This string instrument is the smallest string instrument in the orchestra.
What is the violin?
Percussion instruments are played these 3 ways.
What is hit, shaken, or scraped?
This instrument family is played by blowing air into or across a mouthpiece or reed.
What is the woodwind family?
This woodwind instrument is played by blowing across the mouthpiece like a bottle.
What is the flute?
This brass instrument is mid-sized, and named after a country.
What is the French horn?
This instrument is shaped just like the violin but is slightly larger.
What is the viola?
This percussion instrument is a metal plate inside a metal frame, also called a tam tam.
What is the gong?
The leader of the orchestra is called the...
Who is the conductor?
This woodwind instrument uses a double reed and is over 9 feet long when unfolded!
What is the bassoon?
Most brass instruments are made of this metal.
This string instrument is played sitting down, with the instrument resting on the ground.
What is the cello?
This percussion instrument is made of the same material as a drumstick.
What is the woodblock?
This instrument family can be played by plucking, or using a bow.
What is the string family?
This smaller woodwind instrument uses a double reed to produce sound.
What is the oboe?
This brass instrument uses a slide to change pitch.
What is a trombone?
This is the largest and lowest string instrument in the orchestra and is played standing up.
What is the string bass?
This percussion instrument keeps the beat in an ensemble and makes a booming sound.
What is the bass drum?
This instrument family makes noise by putting your lips together and "buzzing" into the mouthpiece.
What is the brass family?
This woodwind instrument uses a single reed to make noise.
What is a clarinet?
This brass instrument is the lowest instrument in the orchestra.
What is the tuba?
This large golden string instrument can play very high and very low notes.
What is the harp?
This percussion instrument uses beads that vibrate when held by a handle and shaken.
What is the maraca?
This instrument family has the most instruments of any family in the orchestra.
What is the percussion family?