Instrument Families
These instruments produced sound when a player's lips vibrate against a cup-shaped mouthpiece.
What is the Brass family?
This note sits on the very bottom line of the treble clef staff.
What is E?
This modern method allows users to play millions of songs instantly over the internet without downloading them.
This Lin-Manuel Miranda hit uses hip-hop to tell the story of an American Founding Father.
What is Hamilton?
This German composer continued to write masterpieces like the Ninth Symphony even after losing his hearing.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
This is the largest family in the orchestra, containing instruments like the violin, viola, and cello.
What is the String family?
This 4-letter word helps musicians remember the notes in the spaces of the treble clef.
What is FACE?
These large, black discs made of polyvinyl chloride saw a massive resurgence in popularity in the 21st century.
What are Vinyl Records (or LPs)?
This "untold story of the witches of Oz" features the hit song "Defying Gravity".
What is Wicked?
Known as a child prodigy, this Austrian composer wrote famous operas like "The Magic Flute".
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Instruments in this family are played by being struck, shaken, or scraped.
What is the Percussion family?
This is the phrase Mr. Elliott told you to use to remember the lines of the Treble Clef.
What is Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet?
Before digital files, these small magnetic tape players were the primary way to listen to music on the go.
What are Cassette Tapes?
This 1960's-set musical follows Tracy Turnblad as she chases her dream of dancing on the "Corny Collins Show".
What is Hairspray?
This Baroque master is famous for his Brandenburg Concertos and for having 20 children!
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This family includes the flute, which originally was made of wood but is now often made of silver or gold.
What is the Woodwind family?
This is the phrase Mr. Elliott told you to use to remember the Bass Clef Spaces.
What is All Cows Eat Grass?
This 1980s technology used lasers to read data from a silver disc.
What is a Compact Disc (CD)?
This "jukebox musical" uses the hits of ABBA to tell a story about a daughter searching for her father on a Greek Island.
What is Mamma Mia?
This 20th-century Russian composer caused a literal riot in Paris with his ballet "The Rite of Spring".
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
This versatile instrument is often debated as belonging to both the string and percussion families.
What is the Piano?
This is the phrase Mr. Elliott told you to use to remember the Bass Clef Lines.
What is Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart?
This 1907 invention by the Victor Talking Machine Company was one of the first popular internal-horn record players.
What is the Victrola (or Phonograph)?
This modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet features rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, in 1950s New York.
What is West Side Story?