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The Instrument Families
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Grab Bag
100
Instruments that make their sound with a vibrating membrane
What are membranophones?
100
All idiophones are found in this instrument family
What is the percussion family?
100
The highest adult female voice
What is soprano?
100
The lowest-pitched brass instrument
What is tuba?
100
A special technique of bouncing the bow across the strings
What is spiccato?
200
An instrument that makes its sound with a column of vibrating air
What are aerophones
200
All membranophones are members of this family.
What is the percussion family?
200
The lowest adult male voice
What is bass?
200
The highest double-reed instrument
What is oboe?
200
Alternately raising and lowering the pitch of a note to create a "warmer" sound
What is vibrato?
300
Instruments that make their sound with a vibrating string
What are chordophones?
300
All chordophones are members of this family
What is the string family?
300
The lowest adult female voice
What is alto
300
The highest instrument of the string family
What is violin?
300
Italian music term meaning "speed up"
What is accelerando
400
Instruments that make their sound using electronics
What are electrophones?
400
These are aerophones that use a reed
What are woodwinds?
400
The highest adult male voice
What is tenor?
400
A brass instrument similar to the Baritone Horn
What is Euphonium?
400
Italian music term that means "slow down"
What is ritardando?
500
Instruments that make their sounds by hitting or striking a solid object
What are idiophones?
500
These are aerophones that use lip buzzing to make their sounds
What is the brass family
500
This male voice is found between the tenor and bass
What is baritone?
500
A brass instrument similar to trumpet
What is cornet?
500
This chordophone usually has 88 keys
What is a piano?
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