Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
Categorization
100

Woodwinds were originally made of this material

Wood

100

This family is made of this type of metal material

Brass

100
The defining trait of the percussion family

Hitting it

100

The tool used to make sound on a string instrument by pulling it over the strings.

Bow

100

Flutes are apart of this instrument family

Woodwind

200
Woodwinds use this to make noise

Air

200

The way brass instruments blow into their instrument to make a sound

Buzzing

200

This is the amount of instruments in the family a percussionist must learn

All

200

Dried tree sap that is put onto the bow for string players to get the friction to play

Rosin

200

Tubas are part of this instrument family

Brass

300

Most woodwinds blow through this piece of wood to make the instrument vibrate

Reed

300

The sound of a brass instrument goes in this direction

Forward from the Bell

300

Drums originally used this material to create the striking surface

Animal Skin

300

The amount of strings on an orchestral string instrument

Four

300

In a standard orchestra, this instrument family contains multiple instruments that look exactly alike, only differentiated by their size

Strings

400

Woodwinds project their sound this direction

Omnidirectional

400

This type of brass instrument is the only one not to use Valves

Trombone

400

The subset of percussion instruments is responsible for making sound effects

Auxilliary

400

The material string instruments are made from

Wood

400

A cello is part of this instrument family

Strings

500

This subset of the woodwinds is the only one not to use a reed

Flutes

500

Brass instruments were well used in this nonmusical setting before long distance communication was available

War Commands

500

This drum is capable of making different pitched notes.

Timpani

500
The fraction up the string a player must move their hand in order to go up one octave

Halfway

500

A vibraslap is part of this instrument family

Percussion

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