Instrument Families

Brass Family

100

Which brass instrument only has a slide, no buttons/keys.

Trombone

200

Which brass instrument is the biggest?

Tuba

300

Do brass mouth pieces go around the mouth or in the mouth when you play?

Around the mouth.

400

How do the brass instruments make different notes? (Higher and lower sounds)

By pressing down the keys/buttons, or moving the slide if it's a trombone.

500

Put the brass instruments from highest to lowest.

1. Trumpet

2. French Horn

3. Trombone

4. Tuba

Wood Wind Family

100

Do the wood wind instruments have more, less, or the same amount of buttons/keys as brass instruments?

They have more.

200

Which wood wind instrument plays the highest?

Flute

300

Which wood wind instrument is the lowest sounding?

Bassoon

400

Do wood wind mouthpieces go around or inside the mouth when you play?

Inside the mouth.

500

Put the instruments from the wood wind family from highest to lowest.

1. Flute

2. Oboe

3. Clarinet

4. Saxophone

5. Bassoon

Percussion Family

100

In which ways would this instrument make noise?

(Boom whacker)

Hit

200

In which ways would this instrument make music?

(Egg shaker)

Hit and Shaken

300

What were the three ways a percussion instrument can  make music that we discussed?

Hit, Shaken, and Scraped.

400

Why are percussion instruments different than wood wind and brass instruments?

They don't use air to make noise. They need to be hit, shaken, or scraped to make music.

500

Name 3 instruments in the classroom that are percussion instruments.

Examples: egg shakers, tambourine, boom whackers, xylophone/marimba, bells, guiro, drums, triangle, piano, maracas, etc.

String Family

100

Which string instrument is the biggest in the family?

Bass

200

Which string instrument is the smallest in the family?

Violin

300

How do you make noise on string instruments?

You can pluck the strings or drag the bow across the strings.

400

What was the name of the 'special spot' on the bow mentioned in the video?

The frog.

500

Put the instruments from the string family from highest to lowest.

1. Violin

2. Viola

3. Cello

4. Bass

Bonus Questions

100

Finish the sentence:

The longer/bigger the instrument, the ______ it plays. The shorter/smaller the instrument, the ______ it plays.

The longer/bigger the instrument, the lower it plays. The shorter/smaller the instrument, the higher it plays.

200

What language are dynamics written in?

​Forte, Mezzo Forte, Mezzo Piano, Piano​​​

Italian

300

Which two wood wind instruments are known as double reed instruments?

Oboe and Bassoon.

400

Count this rhythm using numbers.

(Combo Rhythm 2)

1 2+ (3) 4

500

What is the name of Ms. Parker's bunny?

Lucy