Strings
the smallest and highest pitched string instrument
What is the violin
The woodwind instrument is black and has a single-reed. It's nickname is the "licorice stick".
What is the clarinet.
This is the smallest, highest sounding brass instrument.
What is the trumpet.
Name one unpitched instrument.
What is wood block, bass drum, triangle, sand blocks, cymbals, fish, maracas, claves, castanets, cowbell, or tambourine.
Where do the strings sit?
In the front
The stringed instrument that is 6 feet tall and plays the lowest notes.
What is the double bass?
This woodwind is not made from wood. It is silver and held horizontally to play. It does not have a reed. You must blow across the mouthpiece to make it play. It is approximately 18-20 inches long.
What is the flute.
This brass instrument is the only brass instrument that has a slide.
What is the trombone.
There are 4 of these types of drums in the orchestra.
What is the timpani (kettle drum).
Which section of the orchestra has mouthpieces that are all shaped the same. You must buzz your lips to get it to sound.
What is the brass section.
The instrument that is played between your knees and you must sit to play it.
What is the cello
This woodwind has a double-reed and is used to tune-up the orchestra. It is sometimes used to coax snakes out of a basket to dance.
What is the oboe.
Which brass instrument plays the lowest notes?
What is the tuba.
The 3 ways the percussion instruments are played.
What is hitting, scraping, and shaking.
The section of the orchestra that has tuned and non-tuned instruments.
What is the percussion section.
The stringed instrument that is slightly larger that the violin and it can play slightly lower notes than the violin
What is the viola
This instrument has no reed. It is silver, about 6 inches long and is held horizonally. It plays the highest notes in the orchestra.
What is the piccolo.
Which brass instrument do you play with your hand in the bell to soften the sound?
What is the french horn.
This percussion instrument is round, suspended on a frame.
What is the gong.
The stick that the conductor holds.
What is a baton.
How many strings do the violin, viola, cello, and double bass have?
They all have FOUR strings.
This instrument is the longest woodwind instrument. It has a double reed, and looks like a long pipe. It plays very low notes.
What is the bassoon.
Which brass instrument was used to announce kings in ancient times?
What is the trumpet.
What are 2 tuned (pitched) percussion instruments?
What is the xylophone, chimes, marimba, or piano.
Which section of the orchestra is not included in a band?
What is the string section.