Woodwinds
What makes an instrument a woodwind?
A reed
The only brass instrument that changes notes with a slide.
A trombone
What vibrates to make sound for this instrument family?
The Strings
How do you play a percussion instrument?
(3 answers)
Hit, shake, scrape
What instrument do we use every single day in this class?
Our voices!
This instrument in this family that does NOT have a reed. (two possible answers)
A Flute or A Recorder
The biggest brass instrument.
A tuba
The bigger of the two hand-held instruments in this family.
A Viola
Examples of pitched percussion instruments.
Timpani, chimes, xylophone, and piano
A traditional Hawaiian stringed instrument that is often used in schools.
A Ukulele
What is the biggest difference between the oboe and the clarinet?
Double reed and single reed
The brass instrument with the most unique shape.
A French Horn
The big, floor instrument that is larger than its counterpart.
Examples of unpitched percussion instruments.
Snare drum, cymbals, triangle, wood block, maracas
What creates sound?
Vibrations
This instrument has a brassy color, but belongs to the woodwind family.
A saxophone
This is what vibrates to make sound in this family of instruments.
Lips
What do cellos and basses have that violins and viola's don't?
An endpin (the metal piece that let's it stand on the floor)
This percussion instrument is actually a collection of instruments played by a single person.
A Drum set or kit
How do we hear sound?
Soundwaves travel through the air to that make our ear drums vibrate.
What is the distinctive feature of the bassoon?
The reed and mouthpiece sticking out the side of the instrument
What is the "cello of the band"?
A Euphonium/Baritone
The instrument in this family with the most strings.
A harp
How is a piano a percussion instrument?
A hammer strikes the strings
This is the instrument Mrs. McEvoy played in the Spartan Marching Band.
The mellophone