Strings
The smallest member of the string family
What is the violin?
The woodwind instrument that is skinny. It is black and has a single-reed (one piece of wood to make a sound). It's nickname is the "licorice stick".
What is the clarinet?
This is the smallest, highest sounding brass instrument
What is the trumpet?
Name 3 unpitched (can't make a high or low sound) percussion instruments that are used to keep a beat.
What is wood block, bass drum, triangle, sand blocks, cymbals, fish, maracas, claves, castanets, cowbell, or tambourine?
the person who leads the orchestra
What is the conductor?
The largest of the stringed instruments
What is the bass or double bass?
This woodwind is not made from wood. It is made of silver. It does not have a reed. You must blow across the mouthpiece to make it play.
What is the flute?
This brass instrument is the only brass instrument that has a slide
What is the trombone?
The only tunable (make it make high and low sounds) drum in the orchestra
What is the timpani or kettle drum?
Which section of the orchestra has mouthpieces that are all shaped the same. You must buzz your lips to get it to sound.
What is the brass section?
The stringed instrument that is held between your knees
What is the cello?
This woodwind has a double-reed (two pieces of wood to make a sound). It is skinny and black.
What is the oboe?
Which brass instrument is the biggest and plays the lowest notes
What is the tuba?
The 3 ways the percussion instruments are played
What is hitting, scraping, and shaking?
The section of the orchestra that has tuned and non-tuned instruments. It sits in the back of the orchestra because the instruments are loud.
What is the percussion section?
The stringed instrument that is slightly larger than the violin and can play slightly lower notes than the violin
What is the viola?
This instrument has no reed. It is silver, about 6 inches long and is held horizontally. It plays the highest notes in the orchestra. It is the baby cousin to the flute.
What is the piccolo?
Which brass instrument do you play with your hand in the bell to soften the sound? It was also used by fox hunters to start the game. It is circular in shape.
What is the french horn?
This percussion instrument is round, suspended on a frame and originates in China
What is the gong?
The stick that the conductor holds.
What is a baton?
Where are the stringed instruments seated in the Orchestra? (hint: front, middle, back, or back and sides)
What is the front of the Orchestra?
This instrument is the longest woodwind instrument. It has a double reed (two pieces of wood to make a sound) and looks like a long pipe. It plays very low notes.
What is the bassoon?
Which brass instrument was used to announce kings?
What is the trumpet?
What are 2 tuned (can make high and low sounds) percussion instruments?
What is the xylophone, chimes, celesta, piano, or bells?
Which section of the orchestra is not included in a band?
What is the string section?