Brass
Woodwind
String
Percussion
Misc.
100
How do you make sound on a brass instrument?
Buzz lips
100

What vibrates on most woodwind instrument to make sound?

The reed

100

What does a string instrument have to have in order to be in this family? 

strings

100

The percussion family is the ______ family of instruments.

oldest or largest

100
Which keyboard instrument has hammers that strike the strings?
The piano
200
Which brass instrument plays the highest?
Trumpet
200
How is the flute different from the other woodwind instruments?
It does not have a reed.
200
Which string instrument plays the highest?
Violin
200

Percussion instruments can be split into what two groups

Ones that play specific notes and ones that play 1 note. 

200
Name the 4 instruments of the brass family that play in an orchestra
Trumpet, french horn, trombone, Tuba.
300
All brass instruments have _________, except for the trombone.
Valves
300
What are reeds made out of?
Wood
300
String instruments can be plucked, strummed, or played with a ________.
Bow
300
This instrument has metal coils on the bottom that make a rattling sound
Snare Drum
300
Name the 5 woodwind instruments that are in an orchestra
Flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, bassoon
400
This brass instrument has a slide that can bend the pitches.
Trombone
400
Which woodwind instruments use double reeds?
Oboe and Bassoon
400

What was a bow made out of?

Horse hair

400

Which are large kettle drums that only play one note at a time. 

timpani
400
Name the 4 string instruments commonly found in an orchestra.
violin, viola, cello, bass
500

Name the part of the brass instrument where the sound comes out. 

Bell
500
Which woodwind instruments use single reeds?
Clarinet and Saxophone
500
What string instrument, found sometimes in the orchestra, does not use a bow.
The Harp
500

Name the 3 ways a percussion instrument can be played. 

Hit, scrape, shake

500
What woodwind instrument is not commonly found in the orchestra?
Saxophone