Orchestra
Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
100
Name the four families of instruments that make up an orchestra.
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion
100
The violin has how many strings?
4
100
Name this woodwind instrument.
Flute
100
What is the highest pitched brass instrument?
Trumpet
100
Name one unpitched percussion instrument.
Ex. bongos, snare drum, maracas, guiro, and cymbals
200
Which instrument is classified as both a string and percussion instrument?
The piano
200
What is the highest-pitched stringed instrument?
Violin
200
Name the smallest instrument of the woodwind family.
Clue: The name of this instrument means "little" in Italian.
The Piccolo
200
What is the lowest pitched instrument?
Tuba
200
Name one pitched percussion instrument.
Ex: Timpani, xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, piano, and vibraphone.
300
Which family of instruments has more instruments than all the others combined?
The percussion family
300
Some members of the string family use a special tool called a bow to create sound. What is the string of this tool made from?
Horse Hair
300
Name one woodwind instrument that uses a single reed.
Saxophone or clarinet
300
Name this brass instrument.
French Horn
300
Name this percussion instrument.
The guiro.
400
The person who leads the orchestra is called the ________________.
Conductor
400
All of the following instruments are part of the string family except for the _____________________.
A. violin B. Cello
C. marimba D. Double Bass
c. marimba
400
Name a double reed instrument.
Oboe or Bassoon
400
Which of the following instruments does not belong to the brass family?
a. trumpet c. saxophone
b. trombone d. French Horn
c. saxophone
400
Timpani are often called ___________ drums.
Kettle
500
The conductor uses a ________________ to keep the musicians in the orchestra on beat.
A baton.
500
Name this instrument.
The Ukelele
500
Squidward plays this woodwind instrument.
The clarinet
500
Name the brass instrument that uses a slide to change pitch.
Trombone
500
Pitched percussion instruments like the xylophone use specials tools called a _________________ to strike the bars of the instrument.
Mallets