Big and Brassy
The lowest instrument in the brass family.
What is the tuba?
A small piece of cane used on the mouthpieces of most woodwind instruments.
What is a reed?
The highest string instrument.
What is a violin?
Two categories of percussion instruments.
What is pitched and unpitched?
The person that leads the orchestra.
What is the conductor?
The trombone has no valves, but uses this to create pitches.
What is a slide?
Two woodwind instruments that do not use a reed.
What are the flute and piccolo?
The lowest and largest string instrument which sits on the floor with a spike on the bottom.
What is the double bass?
The name of one PITCHED instrument.
What is xylophone or timpani?
This woodwind instrument is not part of the orchestra but IS part of concert band and jazz band.
What is Saxophone?
Name the four brass instruments of the orchestra.
What are the tuba, trombone, french horn, and trumpet?
This instrument is a single reed instrument, black, and has keys to help play different notes.
What is the clarinet?
This is used to play the string instruments and is often made from horsehair or nylon.
What is a bow?
This percussion instrument is named for it's shape.
What is triangle?
Largest percussion instrument. It is often played with a large, soft mallet and produces a low, deep sound.
What is the bass drum?
The instrument that is played with one hand on the valves and the other inside the bell of the horn.
What is the french horn?
Two instruments played with a double reed.
What is bassoon and oboe?
Name 4 of the 5 string instruments of the orchestra.
What are the violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp?
This spiraled, metal wire is mounted against the bottom drumhead and helps to create this percussion instrument's sound.
What is a snare drum?
Listen to this instrument: Hint: It's the lowest pitched instrument of all the woodwinds.
What is the bassoon?
The highest and smallest brass instrument of the orchestra.
What is the trumpet?
This is the highest and smallest instrument of the orchestra and woodwind family.
What is piccolo?
The term used for "plucking the strings"
What is pizzicato?
This drum is also called a Kettle Drum
What is the Timpani?
The term for playing with a bow.
What is arco?