Instrument Families
This instrument family uses air to make sound.
What is woodwinds OR brass?
This dynamic means soft.
What is piano?
This is the smallest string instrument in the orchestra.
What is the violin?
This person leads the orchestra often by waving their hands.
What is the conductor?
This is Mr. S' favorite food.
What is Pizza?
This instrument family uses strings to make sounds.
What is the string family?
The Italian word Forte means this in music.
What is Loud/Strong?
This is the number of strings the violin family instruments have.
What is 4?
This person writes music.
What is the composer?
Mr. S loves to collect these (over 200).
What are plants?
The violin family of string instruments is from this country.
What is Italy?
This Italian word means "middle" in music.
These are the 4 violin family instruments in order from SMALLEST to BIGGEST.
What are the violin, viola, cello, and bass?
This composer lost his hearing by age 40.
Who is Beethoven?
This is the name of Mr. S' new puppy.
What is Artemis?
This instrument family uses striking/tapping and scraping to make sounds.
What is percussion?
This is the dynamic for middle/medium loud.
What is mezzo forte?
The cello and the bass use this thin rod to stand off the ground.
What is the end pin?
This African American was the first conductor hired by a major American Orchestra.
Who is Henry Lewis?
Mr. S works in the same classroom as which other specials teacher?
Who is Ms. Medyk?
These are the 4 instrument families.
What are strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion?
This is a large group of musicians with all 4 instrument families.
What is the orchestra?
This is the material that the violin family bows are made out of (hint: not wood).
What is horse hair?
This German composer loved to write his name with notes in his keyboard music (Hint: remember that the German music alphabet uses "H").
Who is Bach?
Mr. S is neighbors with this North Beach Teacher.
Who is Ms. Delgado?