Instrument Families
What are the four families of the orchestra?
Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
To play with the bow
Arco
A small, high pitched, stringed instrument
Violin
The number of families of instruments in an orchestra
Four
The number of quavers in a semibreve
Eight
Which family of the orchestra is the largest?
Strings
To pluck the string
Pizzicato
A person who stands in front and leads the orchestra
Conductor
Violin reads this clef
Treble clef
This note is found on the 3rd line of the treble clef
B
Which family of the orchestra has the niggest number of different instruments?
Percussion
To play moderately loud
Mezzo forte
Largest instrument in the woodwind family
Bassoon
Something that you put on a bow
Rosin
The number of crotchets in a dotted minim
Three
Which instrument belongs in the woodwind family, but is made of brass?
Saxophone
Two reeds
Double reed
A brass instrument that is round in shape
French horn
Tuba reads this clef
Bass clef
This note is found on the first (bottom) space of the bass clef
A
Which woodwind instruments requires two reeds to play?
Oboe, Bassoon, Cor Anglais, Contrabassoon
To shake the bow quickly at the tip
Tremolo
A stringed instrument that has strings (lowest to highest) of C G D A
Viola or Cello
Violas read this clef
Alto clef
This note is found on the top line of the alto clef
G