Instrument Families

String

100

This vibrates on a string instrument in order to create sound.

What is the string?

200

This is the smallest member of the orchestral string family.

What is the Violin?

300

This member of the string family has 6 strings and is the most popular instrument in the world.

What is a guitar?

400

This is pulled across the strings in the orchestral string family to make a sound. 

What is a bow?

500

This instruments strings play only one pitch and are traditionally strummed or plucked.

What is a Harp?

Woodwind

100

This instrument is the smallest instrument in the woodwind family.

What is a piccolo?

200

This instrument is commonly mistaken for a brass instrument, however it is a woodwind invented by Adolph Sax. 

What is the saxophone. 

300

This is the piece of cane that vibrates in a clarinet, saxophone, and oboe. 

What is a reed. 

400

These four instruments use what is called a double reed. 

what is an oboe, english horn, bassoon and contrabassoon?

500

Double Jeopardy 

Traditionally when playing a woodwind instrument such as flute and clarinet, what had is at the top of the instrument?  

What is the left hand?

Brass

100

Brass instruments often use these to change notes. - two possible answers

What is valves or slides?

200

This valveless trumpet often plays at military services and funerals. 

What is the bugle?

300

This is the largest member of the brass family having 3 to 5 valves and playing the lowest notes. 

What is the tuba?

400

Double Jeopardy

What Vibrates on a brass instrument to create sound? 

What is the lips?

500

This instrument uses a slide to change notes.

What is the trombone.

Percussion

100

What must a percussionist do to play their instrument? - Three possible answers

What is shake, strike or hit?

200

Is the snare drum an idiophone or a membranophone?

What is Membranophone?

300

Is the triangle an idiophone or membranophone?

What is idiophone?

400

What vibrates on an Idiophone to create sound?

What is the body?

500

The tambourine belongs to what two percussion groups? 

What is idiophone and membranophone?

Miscellaneous

100

This is the most popular woodwind instrument in america. Commonly made of plastic. 

What is the Recorder?

200

This brand of is famous for teaming up with les paul to produce some of the earliest electric guitars. 

What is gibson?

300

Double Jeopardy

This instrument is considered both a string and percussion instrument because of the way it hammers the strings to produce sound. 

What is the piano?

400

This instrument is played by Mr. Kemker and louis Armstrong. 

What is the trumpet?

500

Double Jeopardy

What vibrates on a membranophone to make sound?

What is the drum head or membrane?