Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Others
100
The smallest and highest pitched string instrument
What is a violin?
100
The part of a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound
What is a reed?
100
It is the largest brass instrument and plays the lowest notes
What is the tuba?
100
A large drum played with a soft beater
What is a bass drum?
100
The person who leads the orchestra
What is a conductor?
200
It is the largest string instrument at 6 feet tall and plays the lowest notes
What is a bass?
200
The member of the woodwind family that is made of silver and does not use a reed
What is a flute?
200
Vibrating or buzzing these create sounds on brass instruments and the shape affects the pitch of the notes played
What are lips?
200
A small drum played with a pair of drumsticks
What is a snare?
200
An instrument that can be classified as both a string and percussion instrument
What is a piano?
300
A stick with stretched horsehair that is used to play string instruments
What is a bow?
300
The longest woodwind instrument that plays the lower notes and uses a double reed
What is the bassoon?
300
Unlike other brass instruments, it uses a slide instead of valves to change the pitch of the sounds it makes
What is a trombone?
300
A large drum that can change the notes played on it through the use of a pedal
What is a timpani or kettle drum?
300
The family of orchestra instruments that are NOT used in a marching band
What is the string family?
400
It is slightly larger than a violin and plays notes that are a little lower
What is a viola?
400
It is made of brass and is frequently used in marching bands or jazz bands
What is a saxophone?
400
It is traditionally used to play "Taps", a piece of music often played at military funerals, and is the smallest member of the brass family
What is a trumpet?
400
An action by which percussion instruments are played
What is striking or shaking?
400
The order from front to back in which the instrument families in an orchestra are seated
What is string, woodwind, brass, and percussion?
500
Where the string instruments are seated in an orchestra
What is the front of the orchestra?
500
It is made of wood or plastic and uses a single reed
What is a clarinet?
500
Where brass instruments are usually seated in the orchestra
What is the area behind the woodwind instruments or in front of the percussion instruments?
500
A melodic percussion instrument that is played by striking wooden or metal bars with mallets
What is a xylophone, bells, or marimba?
500
A type of orchestra that does not use woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments
What is a string orchestra?
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