Instrument Families
What are the instruments in the woodwind family?
Colorful wooden rods tapped together in rhythm.
What are rhythm sticks?
E G B D F
What are the notes on the treble clef lines?
One person is "it" and ties to catch someone moving.
What is Walk In The Park?
This composer still wrote music even after he went deaf
Who is Beethoven?
Trumpet, French Horn, trombone, tuba
What are the instruments in the brass family?
Colorful plastic tubes of different pitches
What are boom whackers?
F A C E
What are the notes in the treble clef spaces?
Simon Says game with rhythm cards
What is Maestro Says?
This ancient instrument is made from hollow tubes of different lengths tied together. It is played by blowing across the open ends.
What are panpipes?
Snare, Bass, Tom, Woodblock
What are the instruments in the percussion family?
What are drums?
A B D D E F G
What are the seven pitches?
Before Covid, a game we could play that involves passing an object around a circle to music.
What is Hot Potato?
Symbols that ask the musician to "pause" or stop their sound for a given number of beats.
What are rests?
Piano, organ, harpsichord, celeste
What are the instruments in the keyboard family?
Colorful plastic instrument with 7 finger holes on the front and a single thumb hole in back
What is a recorder?
Sharps and flats
What are the notes in between the white keys on a piano?
A game where each student claps once to a steady tempo
What is Clap the Beat Around the Room?
Glasses tuned to specific pitches played by stroking the rim with wet fingers.
What is the glass harmonica (or harp)?
Violin, viola, cello, guitar
What are the instruments in the string family?
Small tambourines, triangles, cymbals, and woodblocks
What are rhythm band instruments?
Two dots and a bar line appearing at the end of a musical phrase
What is a repeat sign?
A game where answers are given instead of questions.
What is Jeopardy?
The feeling of a steady pulse in music
What is the beat?