Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
String
Groups
100
Trumpet
High Sound - Three Valves
100
Flute
Long silver pipe - held off to the side
100
Cymbals
Two brass plates that are crashed together
100
Violin
smallest and highest string instrument
100
Band
No string instruments are in this group
200
Tuba
Lowest Pitched brass instrument
200
Saxophone
Usually heard in jazz music
200
Xylophone
Wooden Bars ring when tapped with mallets - you can play a melody on this instrument
200
Bass
Largest and lowest of the string instruments
200
Orchestra
Mostly string instruments are in this group
300
Trombone
Slide is used to change pitch
300
Clarinet
Single Reed Mouthpiece and a straight sound tube
300
Bass Drum
Large Drum stands upright on it's side - low sound
300
Viola
Looks like a violin, but larger in size
300
Solo
One instrumentalist playing
400
French Horn
A Hunting Horn - three valves and a flared bell
400
Oboe
Double Reed Mouthpiece - straight sound tube - nasal sound
400
Timpani (Kettle Drum)
Lowest pitched drum in the orchestra
400
Cello
Smaller than the bass - played between the players legs
400
Quartet
Four instrumentalists playing
500
Brass Quartet
All four brass instruments play together
500
Bassoon
Nine Foot Sound Tube - Double Reed - Nasal Sound
500
Snare Drum
Side drum has snares which vibrate when drumhead is hit
500
Harp
47 strings are plucked to make a sound
500
Quintet
Five instrumentalists playing
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