Strings
The smallest and highest pitched string instrument.
What is the Harp?
The woodwind instrument that is the most popular. It 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?
Instruments used to keep a steady beat.
What are the drums?
This family of instruments needs a reed or open hole to play.
What is the woodwind sfamily?
The stringed instrument that is 6 feet tall and plays the lowest notes.
What is the 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?
This is a large instrument made from copper.
What is the timpani (kettle drum)?
This family of instruments has mouthpieces that are all shaped the same. You must buzz your lips to get it to sound.
What is the brass family?
The stringed instrument that is played between your knees.
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?
This brass instrument is the biggest and plays the lowest notes.
What is the tuba?
The 3 ways the percussion instruments are played.
What is striking, scraping, and shaking?
This family of instruments has tuned and non-tuned instruments. It sits in the back of the orchestra because the instruments are loud.
What is the percussion Family?
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 horizontally. It plays the highest notes in the orchestra.
What is the piccolo?
This brass instrument was also used by fox hunters to start the game. It is circular in shape with lots of tubing!
What is the French horn?
This percussion instrument is round, suspended on a frame and is Chinese.
What is the gong?
The person that leads the orchestra.
What is a conductor or director?
The stringed instruments are seated in this part of the Orchestra?
What is the front of the Orchestra?
This instrument is the longest woodwind instrument. It has a double reed, and looks like a long pipe. It plays very low notes. It sounds like a clown laughing.
What is the bassoon?
This brass instrument was used to announce kings.
What is the trumpet?
2 tuned percussion instruments are .....
What is the xylophone, chimes, celesta, piano, or bells?
This instrument family does not play in a Concert Band.
What is the string family?