Woodwinds
What makes something a woodwind instrument?
-You blow air into it to play it
-Used to be made out of wood
What makes an instrument belong to the brass family?
-You buzz it to play
-It is made out of brass
What makes something a string instrument?
If you vibrate the strings to play it
What makes something a percussion instrument?
If you strike, scrape, or shake it to play
The clarinet belongs to:
What is the woodwind family?
The highest pitched woodwind instrument
What is the flute (or piccolo)?
The highest pitch brass instrument
What is the trumpet?
The highest pitch string instrument
What is the violin?
The tools that you use to strike a percussion instrument
What are mallets and drumsticks?
The cello belongs to:
What is the string family?
The lowest woodwind instrument
What is the bassoon?
The lowest pitch brass instrument
What is the tuba?
The lowest sounding string instrument
What is the bass?
The percussion instruments that have high and low notes
What are pitched percussion instruments?
The cymbals belong to:
What is the percussion family?
The woodwind instrument that is made out of brass
What is the saxophone?
What is the trombone?
Name 4 string instruments
Violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, banjo, harp, ukulele
The percussion instruments that do not have high and low notes, they just have rhythms
What are unpitched percussion isntruments? (drums)
The french horn belongs to:
What is the brass family?
The tiny piece of wood that is tied to the mouthpiece of a saxophone, clarinet, oboe, or bassoon to play it
What is a reed?
The part of the instrument that brass players push down with their fingers to change notes
What are valves?
The tool that orchestra string players use to slide across the strings
What is a bow?
Name 5 different percussion instruments
Maracas, snare drum, timpani, vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, bell kit, glockenspiel, drumset, cajon, triangle, cymbals, bass drum
The piano belongs to:
What is the percussion family?