Families
Which family of instruments is the biggest in numbers?
String family.
This family is made out of metal.
Brass family.
Something must hit to play this family of instruments.
percussion.
This family of instruments uses an amplifier.
Electronic.
Name 2 string instruments found in the orchestra.
violin, viola, cello, bass?
What family of instruments can play Jazz?
woodwind, brass, percussion
This family of instruments is made out of strings and wood.
String family.
You must buzz your lips to play this family of instruments.
Brass.
Name 2 ways to play a string instrument.
pluck, bow, strum or pick.
Name the brass instrument that has a slide.
trombone.
What family of instruments usually just read rhythm.
Percussion.
This family of instruments is made out of wood, metal,
Woodwind family.
A string vibrates to play this family of instruments.
Strings.
What are the buttons called on a brass instrument that you push to get different notes?
valves.
Name one electronic instrument.
electric guitar, electric bass,
What 2 families of instruments use air to produce a sound?
woodwinds and brass.
This family of instruments is made out of plastic or metal or strigs.
Electronic family.
You must plug it in to play this family of instruments.
Electronic.
What is the wooden piece that you attach to the mouthpiece of a woodwind called?
a reed
Name 1 double reed instrument.
oboe or bassoon.
What element of music deals with the sounds instruments make?
tone color
This family of instruments can be made out of anything.
Percussion family.
You usually blow into a reed to play this family of instruments.
Woodwind.
What are the 2 categories that percussion instruments are grouped into?
pitched and non pitched.
Name 1 pitched and 1 non-pitched instrument.
timpani and snare drum