Families of the Orchestra
This family of instruments is made of a shiny metal.
This is the smallest member of the string family. In the orchestra, it sits closest to the conductor
Violin
This instrument in the woodwind family has the same name as our school.
Piccolo
Brass instruments are made of this material
Metal
If you are hitting something in this family, you will need to use these
Drum sticks
This family of instruments is struck, shaken, or scraped to create sound.
The percussion family
This is the largest member of the string family. There are only a few of them in the orchestra.
Double bass
This woodwind instrument is what Squidward plays.
Clarinet
Brass instruments all have a mouthpiece that is shaped like this
The instruments in this family are played by being struck or ___________.
Shaken
This family of instruments uses a bow to create vibrations that turn into sound.
The string family
This instrument looks very similar to a double bass, but it is smaller in size
Cello
This is the name of the small, thin piece of wood that many woodwind instruments use to create sound.
Reed
This member of the brass family plays the highest notes. Louis Armstrong played it in jazz bands
Trumpet
This type of drum is in the percussion family and is often used in marching bands
Snare drum
This family is made of instruments that work in different ways, some of which use a small piece of wood called a reed
The woodwind family
All members of the string family use this to create vibrations of their strings and produce sound.
Bow
This large instrument uses two reeds to play. It comes in two sizes, one of which is double
Bassoon
This brass instrument has a large slide that the musician moves back and forth to change notes
Trombone
There are many of these kinds of drums in the orchestra. They are large, have metal bodies, and can be set to different notes.
Timpani
This instrument is the only member of its family in the orchestra. It has strings that are struck in order to be played
The piano
There is only one of these instruments in the string family. It is played by plucking the strings
Harp
This instrument is about the same size as the clarinet, but it uses two reeds instead of one. They sit next to each other in the orchestra.
Oboe
This is the biggest instrument in the brass family and makes the lowest sound
Tuba
There are professional versions of this instrument in the orchestra. We have many of them in the music classroom at Piccolo. They have many different notes.
Xylophone