Families
How many instrument families are there?
4
What is the smallest of the string instruments, that usually plays the melody and is held on your shoulder to play?
The violin
What instrument is usually black, and is the instrument squidward plays?
The clarinet
What instrument is used highly in jazz, the military, and is one of the smaller brass instruments?
The trumpet
What defines the percussion family?
Anything you hit or shake to play
What is the name of the instrument family that is made up of instruments that use strings?
The string family
What instrument looks exactly like a violin but is slightly larger and plays notes only slightly lower in pitch?
The viola
What instrument looks like a clarient but has a skinnier mouthpiece with a double reed?
The oboe
What brass instrument uses a slide?
The trombone
What is the name of the shiny disks you hit together?
The cymbals
What is the name of the instrument family that is made up of instruments that are made of brass metal and use lip vibration to play?
The brass family
What instrument is played while sitting, and is the second lowest of string instruments?
The cello
What instrument looks like it would be a brass instrument, but uses a reed?
The saxophone
What is the biggest brass instrument?
The tuba
What is the name of the large drum that makes deep sounds?
The bass drum
What is the name of the instrument family that is made up of instruments that you need to hit or shake to play?
The percussion family
What is the biggest string instrument, that looks like a giant violin, and needs to be played while standing or sitting on a stool?
The bass
What instrument is the biggest of woodwind instruments?
The bassoon
What defines a brass instrument?
Brass metal and lip vibration
What is the name of the set of drums that you sit in front of to play?
The drum set/drum kit
What is the name of the instrument family that is made up of instruments that uses a reed?
The woodwind family
What instrument belongs to two families, including the string family?
The piano
What is the exception to the rule that woodwind instruments need a reed?
The flute
What is the name of the instrument that is basically a smaller tuba?
The baritone/euphonium
What is the name of the large set of drums that you stand in front of, and have a copper bottom?
The timpani