Instrument Families
What are the four main families of musical instruments?
What are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion?
Name one brass instrument that uses a slide.
What is the trombone?
What woodwind instrument is known for its double-reed?
What is the oboe?
What is the name of the device used to create sound on string instruments by drawing it across the strings?
What is a bow?
What is the most common type of percussion instrument?
What is the drum?
What family does the trumpet belong to?
What is the brass family?
What is the main way brass instruments produce sound?
What is by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece?
What is the name of the smaller version of the flute that plays an octave higher?
What is the piccolo?
Which string instrument is the largest in the orchestra?
What is the double bass?
Name one percussion instrument that is classified as "pitched."
What is the xylophone?
Which instrument family typically includes instruments like the flute and clarinet?
What is the woodwind family?
Which brass instrument is known for its deep, rich sound and is often used in orchestras?
What is the tuba?
What is the primary material used to make the body of most woodwind instruments?
What is wood or metal?
What is the technique called when a string player creates sound by using their fingers to pull the strings?
What is plucking?
What kind of percussion instrument is played by shaking?
What is a tambourine?
What is the primary difference between an orchestra and concert band?
What is orchestra includes strings and woodwinds, while concert band primarily includes brass and woodwinds?
What are the three main valves used for on a trumpet?
What are to change the pitch of the notes?
How does a flute produce sound?
What is by blowing air across an opening?
How many strings does a standard guitar have?
What is six?
What is the role of percussion instruments in an orchestra?
What is to provide rhythm and color?
What family does the piano belong to, and why is it classified as such?
What is the percussion family, because it produces sound through striking strings?
What instrument is known for its bright, piercing sound and is often used in military bands?
What is the trumpet?
What woodwind instrument has a single reed and is often used in orchestras and bands?
What is the clarinet?
What is the term for a string instrument that is played with a bow and has a body shaped like a violin but is larger?
What is the viola?
What kind of percussion instrument produces a sharp and crisp sound when struck?
What is a snare drum?