Big and Brassy
Woodwinded
Strings and Things
Boom, Crash, Bang!
Take a Chance
100
The lowest orchestral instrument in the brass family.
What is the tuba?
100
A small piece of cane used on the mouthpieces of most woodwind instruments.
What is a reed?
100
The highest string instrument.
What is a violin?
100
Two categories of percussion instruments.
What is pitched and unpitched?
100
The person that "conducts" the orchestra.
What is the conductor?
200
The trombone has no valves, but uses this to create pitches.
What is a slide?
200
Two woodwind instruments that do not use a reed.
What are the flute and piccolo?
200
The lowest and largest string instrument which sits on the floor with a spike on the bottom.
What is the double bass?
200
The name of one PITCHED instrument.
What is xylophone or timpani?
200
The class you are in right now.
What is 6th grade chorus?
300
Name the four brass instruments of the orchestra.
What are the tuba, trombone, french horn, and trumpet?
300
The instrument the orchestra tunes to.
What is the oboe?
300
This is used to play the string instruments and is often made from horsehair or nylon.
What is a bow?
300
The category of instruments that includes the triangle, gong, tambourine, woodblock, etc.
What is auxiliary percussion?
300
Largest percussion instrument that usually stands vertically. It is often played with a loarge, soft mallet and produces a low, deep sound.
What is the bass drum?
400
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?
400
Two instruments played with a double reed.
What is bassoon and oboe?
400
4 of the 5 string instruments
What are the violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp?
400
This spiraled, metal wire is mounted against the bottom drumhead and helps to create this instrument's raspy sound.
What are snares?
400
Mrs. Scott played a clip of a quartet (four instruments) playing a lady Gaga Medley. Name that instrument.
What is the bassoon?
500
The highest and smallest brass instrument of the orchestra.
What is the trumpet?
500
Number of strings on the harp.
What is 47?
500
The term used for "plucking the strings"
What is pizzicato?
500
The method for tuning a timpani.
What is tightening or loosening the drumhead?
500
The term for playing with a bow.
What is arco?
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