Strings
This is the smallest of the string family
What is the violin?
This is one of the two instruments in the woodwind family that does not have a reed.
What is a flute or piccolo?
This is how you make a sound on brass instruments.
What is buzzing your lips?
This drum can be a tom tom or this type of drum when metal strands are pressed close to the drum.
What is a snare drum?
This person leads a group of musicians.
What is a conductor?
This is what you use to create sound on a viola by drawing it across the strings
What is a bow?
Name two instruments that have a single reed.
What are the clarinet and the saxophone?
This instrument is a smaller version of the tuba.
What is a baritone?
This has wooden bars and his hit with mallets
What is a xylophone or marimba?
This person writes music.
What is a composer?
You can sit on a stool or stand to play this string instrument.
What is a Bass?
Name one instrument that has a double reed.
What is an oboe or a bassoon?
This is the only instrument in the brass family with a slide.
What is the trombone?
This is an instrument and a shape.
What is a triangle?
When conducting, this is used in the conductor's hand.
What is a baton?
This comes out of the bottom of the cello and string bass to steady the instrument at the floor.
What is the end pin?
The woodwind family plays in this instrumental group.
What is the band?
This is the part of the trumpet that you put your lips on.
What is the mouthpiece?
The percussion family plays with this performing group.
What is the band?
Pashley Elementary School has these three performing groups
What are the band, orchestra and chorus?
The string instruments play in this group.
What is the orchestra?
All woodwind instruments have this playing position in common...hint...it has to do with your hands...
hint#2 think of your recorder!!
hint #3 Mrs. White has said this phrase approximately 50 million times in her life
What is left hand on top!!!!!!!
These are the buttons you push down on when playing the trumpet.
What are valves?
These are the three ways instruments can be played in order to be considered a percussion instrument.
What are hit, shake or scrape?
When Mrs. White was a little girl, she really wanted to play this instrument but her parents told her to take piano lessons instead.
What is the flute?