Instrument Families
Audio Clips/Instrument Families
Images/Instrument Families
Miscellaneous
Rhythms
100
The Trumpet and Trombone are in this family.
What is the brass family?
100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkamVRYBkfg
What is percussion?
100
http://plutonius.aibrean.com/images/models/BrassCollection.jpg
What is Brass?
100

This is what all sounds are made of.

What are vibrations?

100
They receive one beat, in most cases there are four in every measure.
what is a Quarter Note?
200
The Clarinet and Oboe are in this family. Most of these instruments use reeds.
What is the woodwind family?
200

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KylMqxLzNGo

What are strings?

200

The section that is in orange on our orchestra poster.

What are woodwinds?

200

The sticks you strike a xylophone with.

What is a mallet?

200

They receive half of a beat, so it takes two to make a whole beat.

What is an eighth note?

300
The Cymbals, Timpani and Snare Drum are in this family. You hit, strike or shake these instruments.
What is the percussion section?
300
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut_vq0eN1WA
What is brass?
300
https://krazymuzic.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/huge-lot-of-1600-professional-latin-percussion-loops-de5af.jpg
What is percussion?
300

This is how we make sound on a brass instrument

What is buzz your lips?

300
Receives an entire beat but makes no sound.
what is a quarter rest?
400
The Cello and Violin are in this family. You use a bow to play these.
What is the string family?
400
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv5-BooE9E8
What are woodwinds?
400
https://www.clementstheory.com/img/guides/instruments-strings.jpg
What are strings?
400

To what instrument family does your teacher's instrument belong.  (Hint the instrument she's been playing since 5th grade.)

What is woodwind? (oboe)

400
I take up a whole measure in 4-4 time. most think I look like a doughnut. I am the largest note as far as the number of beats I receive.
what is a whole note?
500
The Saxophone is in this family.
What is the woodwind family?
500
!!DAILY DOUBLE!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFffvDednKs
What are woodwinds? (Flutes)
500
https://beckybloodworth.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/brass-and-woodwind-picture1.jpg
What is brass and woodwinds?
500

A piece of plastic used to strum the guitar strings.

What is a pick?

500
We notate this when there are four sounds on one beat.

What are sixteenth notes?

M
e
n
u