Strings
What are the two types of guitars?
Electric and acoustic
Which instrument is like the flute, but smaller?
Piccolo
How is sound made on a brass instrument?
Vibration of the lips into a mouthpiece
What are the two types of percussion instruments?
Pitched and non-pitched
List the voices from highest to lowest.
What are the strings on the instruments made of?
Catgut
Name the two double reed instruments.
Oboe and bassoon
John Phillip Sousa invented what?
The sousaphone
Name two examples of pitched percussion instruments.
Which voices are classified as female voices?
What are the strings on the bows made of?
Horse hair
What are the 3 main saxophones?
Alto, tenor, baritone
Which instrument has a sliding mechanism and no valves?
The trombone
This instrument is sometimes called the "heartbeat of the band"
The bass drum
Which voices are classified as male voices?
Tenor, baritone, and bass
Wood and glue
Bass clarinet
This instrument is played left handed and the player's right hand rests inside the bell.
The French horn
Percussion instruments are classified as instruments that can be..
Your diaphragm pushes air from your lungs, through your throat, and vibrates which organ to produce your voice?
Vocal cords
List the string instruments from smallest and highest to largest and lowest.
The original woodwind instruments were made from... wood
Wood
What do brass instruments use to change notes?
Valves
The piano is classified as a percussion instrument because...
A typical middle school choir would be made up of which voices?
Soprano, alto, and tenor.