Woodwinds
Strings
Brass
Percussion
Misc. Inst. Questions
100
This instrument plays the highest note in the orchestra or concert band.
What is a piccolo?
100
This is the highest sounding string instrument in the orchestra.
What is a violin?
100
This brass instrument has the widest range of pitches and is circular (Steering Wheel) shape. (Hint: You put your Right hand in the bell to play this instrument)
What is a french horn?
100
These metal plates are crashed together to make sound.
What are cymbals?
100
This Brass instrument has smaller, more compact tubing, a smaller bell and has a stuffier sound.
What is Baritone?
200
Squidward plays this instrument on Spongebob.
(It is a single reed woodwind.)
What is a clarinet?
200
This string instrument is positioned between the legs while the player is seated.
What is a cello?
200
This instrument is the largest and lowest sounding in the brass family.
What is a tuba?
200
This drum is typically used as a military drum or marching drum that has metal strings on the bottom.
What is a snare drum?
200
In Peter and the Wolf, the Flute and the Clarinet represent what characters?
What is the BIRD and the CAT?
300
This instrument is not commonly played in the orchestra, but is played mostly in jazz music and in the concert band or marching band.
What is a saxophone?
300
This tool is made of wood and horsehair used to rub across the strings to make them vibrate for sound.
What is a bow?
300
a brass instrument with a slide rather than valves
What is a trombone?
300
These drums are also known as copper kettle drums, and are tuned by using foot pedals.
What is a timpani?
300
This brass instrument has a wider bell, more open tubing, and a richer and broader sound.
What is the Euphonium?
400
This instrument is the lowest sounding and biggest double reed of the woodwinds.
What is a bassoon?
400
This string instrument is 1/5 larger than the violin and plays slightly lower pitches in the ALTO CLEF.
What is a viola?
400
What is the highest sounding brass instrument
What is a trumpet?
400
This instrument keeps the tempo in most marches. It is on a big circle suspended in the air.
What is a concert bass drum?
400
In Peter and the Wolf, the Wolf and the Duck are represented by what instruments?
What is the French Horn and the Oboe?
500
This double reed instrument is has a ball shaped bell on the end.
What is the English Horn?
500
This is the lowest pitched string instrument in the orchestra. You can stand or sit on a tall stool to play this instrument.
What is a double bass?
500
This instrument is the lowest sounding and largest instrument in the marching band. (Hint: It wraps around your body.)
What is a sousaphone?
500
This metal percussion instrument uses mallets and a foot pedal to create sound and lengthen the pitches.
What is a vibraphone?
500
In Peter and the Wolf, what characters do the Bassoon, Timpani, and Strings represent?
What is Grandfather (Bassoon), Hunters (Timpani), and Peter (Strings)