Instrument Families
Orchestra
Symphony orchestra
General Orchestra Questions
What's it called?
100
What are the four instrument families?
Brass, Percussion, Woodwind, and Strings
100
True or False: An orchestra is not a group of musicians playing together under the direction of a conductor.
False
100

Who leads the Orchestra?

The conductor

100
True or False: A Concert band consists of wind instruments, strings, and percussion.
False
100

The only member of the string family which does not have a bow.

harp

200
Which instrument is a woodwind instrument but made out of brass?
The Saxophone
200

How many musicians are in an orchestra at a given time?

15-100

200

to which family does the saxophone belong?

woodwind

200

What is the highest pitched brass instrument?

What is trumpet?

200

What is the highest member of the woodwind family, smaller than a flute?

the piccolo

300

Which is the highest pitched instrument in the string family?

Violin

300
True or False: The musicians perform music specially composed for specific instruments in an orchestral performance.
True
300

What is the largest section/family in an orchestra?

String

300

which instruments do not produce sound mechanically?

Electronic

300

which drum produces the lowest sound, the snare or timpani?

timpani

400
Which woodwind instrument require two reeds to play?
Oboe or Bassoon
400
What is the lowest sounding instrument in a orchestra?
Double Bass
400

Which stringed instrument is larger than a violin but smaller than a cello?

the viola

400

What is a major difference in a concert band from an orchestra?

An Orchestra has all the families while the concert band has only wind instruments and percussion.

400

An animal horn such as the shofar or kudu are in which family?

Hint: how do they produce sound?

Brass. 

500

 harmonica would fall into this family

woodwinds

500

Name four instruments in the percussion family.

examples include

drums: snare, bass, timpani

cymbals, triangle, bells, chimes

xylophone, marimba, piano

500

This instrument changes notes by moving a slide.

A trombone

500

what is the highest member of the brass family with brilliant sharp sound?

the trumpet

500

What is the conductors stick called?

a baton

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