Name that Instrument
Music Theory
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Band Life
Instrument Families
100

This high woodwind is made of metal and doesn't use a reed.

What is the flute?

100

These five lines and four spaces are where music notes live.

What is a staff?

100

He wrote "The Nutcracker" and "1812 Overture."
Who is Tchaikovsky?He wrote "The Nutcracker" and "1812 Overture."

Who is Tchaikovsky?

100

You must do this every day to improve your playing.

What is practice?

100

This family includes the flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon.

What is the woodwind family?

200

This instrument uses valves and is known for playing fanfares.

What is the trumpet?

200

This symbol means to play loudly.

What is forte (f)?

200

This American composer wrote "Stars and Stripes Forever."

Who is John Philip Sousa?

200

These keep your music from flying away in the wind during an outdoor concert.

What are clothespins or clips?

200

These instruments produce sound by buzzing your lips into a mouthpiece.

What is the brass family?

300

This instrument has a curved body and a conical bore and uses a single reed.

What is the saxophone?

300

How many beats does a dotted half note get in 4/4 time?

What is 3 beats?

300

This German composer went deaf but still wrote amazing music.

Who is Beethoven?

300

When your instrument breaks, you should fill out one of these.

What is a repair form?

300

The only string instrument commonly found in a concert band.

What is the string bass (or double bass)?

400

This is the biggest and lowest-sounding brass instrument.

What is the tuba?

400

This key signature has one sharp.

What is G major?

400

This jazz legend played the trumpet and sang "What a Wonderful World."

Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

The director's "magic wand" used to lead the band.

What is a baton?

400

This instrument uses a slide instead of valves.

What is the trombone?

500

This percussion instrument has metal bars and is played with mallets.

What is the glockenspiel?

500

This musical term means to gradually get slower.

What is ritardando (rit.)?

500
  1. This composer’s last name sounds like something you'd find on a pizza.

Who is Mozart (mozzarella)?

500

This part of rehearsal helps everyone play in tune together.

What is tuning?

500

This instrument has reeds but belongs to the brass family.

What is none?