Instrument Familes
Instruments that you have to hit or strike in order to make musical sound.
Is made of brass and played with a slide.
What is the trombone?
One of the two words that describe the role of percussion most associated with rhythm. (starts with a b)
What is beat
Only brass instrument that has a slide.
What is the trombone?
A woodwind instrument which is not made of wood and is often used in Classical as well as in Jazz music.
What is the saxophone?
Instruments in this family have to be blown into/across to be played.
What is the Winds family
Both a string and percussion instrument.
What is the piano?
Type of Instruments that are part of the percussion family but do not vary in pitch.
What is unpitched percussion?
All brass instruments require this to be blown through and buzzed against to play.
What is the mouthpiece?
A double-reeded instrument that is lower in pitch.
What is the bassoon?
Minus the trombone, this instrument family has valves to play.
What is the brass family
Classified as a woodwind instrument, even though it is made of metal, because of its' use of a Reed.
What is the saxophone?
Instrument that has strings but is technically a percussion instrument.
What is Piano
Type of wind instrument which is held by the help of a hand inserted in the bell.
What is the French Horn?
A woodwind instrument which plays the highest range in the concert band with its two different sized bodies.
What is the flute and piccolo?
Some of these instruments have pitch, and some do not.
What is the Percussion family
Higher pitched instrument that has a double Reed, or two pieces of wood tied together that vibrate when blown through producing sound.
What is the oboe?
Any one of the mallet instruments we discussed in class that are examples of pitched percussion.
what are xylophone or marimba
Type of brass instrument which provides the bass for the entire band.
What is the tuba?
This instrument is rich and warm in it's lower range, but is very bright in its upper range. (Played by Squidward)
What is the clarinet?
Instruments in the winds family that are either traditionally made of wood or use a wooden reed to vibrate and make sound.
What is the woodwinds family.
Higher pitched instrument that requires a bow to play.
What is the violin?
Instruments that are struck, shaken, or scraped that do vary in pitch.
What is pitched percussion?
This instrument plays Taps.
What is the trumpet?
The smaller version of the flute.
What is the piccolo?