Strings
What part of the string instrument vibrates to produce sound?
The strings
How do you make a sound on a woodwind instrument?
Blow air into the instrument.
What do you do with your lips to make sound on a brass instrument?
Buzz
How do you make a sound on a percussion instrument?
Striking or hitting, shaking the instrument.
What instrument does Ms. Joslin play?
Oboe
What is the body of a string instrument made out of?
Wood
How did the woodwind family get its name?
The instruments were made out of wood, and air is needed to play the instrument.
Name the four common instruments in the brass family.
Trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba
How many different percussion instruments are there?
Over 1,000!
Which instrument families make up an orchestra?
All of them!
List the ways you can make sound on a string instrument.
Bow the strings
Pluck the strings
Which woodwind instrument does Squidward play in the TV show Spongebob Squarepants?
Clarinet
What is the smallest instrument in the brass family?
Trumpet
Name four classroom instruments that belong to the percussion family.
Acceptable Answers: tambourine, triangle, clave, hand drum, bass drum, maracas, sandblocks, egg shakers, glockenspiel, xylophone, metallophone
What instrument families does the piano belong in?
String and percussion
Name the five common string instruments found in an orchestra.
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Harp
Which woodwind instrument is common in jazz bands and concert bands, but not orchestras?
Saxophone
Brass players use their fingers to press valves in order to play different pitches on their instruments. However, the trombone is different. How does a trombone change the pitch it plays?
Using its slide
Percussion instruments are split into two groups. What are those groups?
Pitched Percussion
Unpitched Percussion
Which of these instruments does not exist?
1. English Horn
2. French Horn
3. German Horn
German Horn
Which string instrument is the MOST competitive to play?
Violin
Which instruments in the woodwind family are DOUBLE REED instruments?
Oboe and Bassoon
How many feet of tubing is in a French horn?
18 feet!
What is the percussion section called in a marching band?
Drumline
In Ms. Joslin's sad story about 5th grade music, she ended up playing the clarinet. What order of instruments did she try to play but was rejected from playing?
1. Flute
2. Trumpet
3. Violin
4. Saxophone