Brass
String
Woodwind
Percussion
Vocabulary
100

The smallest brass instrument

What is a trumpet?

100

The large string instrument that has pedals and stands alone and is one of the oldest string instruments

What is a harp?

100

Smallest woodwind instrument (it doesn't use a reed)

What is a piccolo?

100

Played with a metal beater, this percussion instrument is shaped like a geometric shape

What is a triangle?

100

The person who directs the orchestra

Who is the conductor?

200

The largest brass instrument

What is a tuba?

200

The smallest string instrument

What is a violin?

200

Large woodwind instrument that is the one of the lowest sounding (it is a double reed instrument)

What is a bassoon?

200

Handheld instrument that has jingles that rattle when it is played.  It is usually round in shape.

What is a tambourine?

200

The first violin player who helps tune the other orchestra instruments before the conductor arrives on stage

What is the concertmaster?

300

The brass instrument that has a sliding bar

What is a trombone?


300

String instrument that is played while sitting with the instrument between the legs

What is a cello?

300

Woodwind instrument that looks similar to the clarinet but is a double reed instrument

What is an oboe?

300

Drum that has metal wires on the bottom to give it a unique sound

What is a snare drum?

300

Instrument family that is played by shaking, scraping, or striking the instrument

What is the percussion family?

400

Instrument that has a circular shape and large bell

What is a French horn?

400

Large string instrument that is played while standing or sitting on a high stool and plays the lowest notes.

What is a double bass? 

400

Woodwind instrument that looks similar to the oboe but is a single reed

What is a clarinet?
400

Also called the kettledrum, this drum has a large copper bowl shape with a drum head on top

What is a timpani?

400

Playing a string instrument by using your fingers to pluck the strings instead of using a bow

What is pizzicato?

500

How you blow into a brass instrument

What is buzzing your lips?

500

String instrument played like a violin but is slightly larger

What is the viola?

500

Woodwind instrument that does not have a reed and is not a piccolo

What is a flute?

500

A percussion instrument, usually one of a pair, consisting of a gourd or plastic shell filled with dried seeds, pebbles, etc. It is used chiefly in Latin American music.

What are maracas?

500

Instrument family that buzzes the lips to play on the mouthpiece

What is the brass family?

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