Woodwind Family
!! DAILY DOUBLE !! What is the only woodwind instrument that does not use a reed?
Flute
The strings!
I am a thin piece of wood that vibrates to make sound on instruments like the clarinet. What am I?
Reed
What percussion instrument has a thin membrane that must be hit to produce sound?
A drum!
!! DAILY DOUBLE !! What instrument uses a slide instead of valves?
Trombone
This instrument uses a single reed and is typically made of black wood or plastic.
Clarinet
Violin
!! DAILY DOUBLE !! I am the part of a brass instrument that you buzz your lips into. What am I?
Mouthpiece
What instrument is shaken to make sound?
Maracas
All brass instruments require this piece to make sound...
Mouthpiece
This woodwind instrument is made of brass, but is still a woodwind.
Saxophone
What string instrument is played sitting down?
Cello
I am the long tube on a trombone that you move to change pitch. What am I?
Slide
Some percussion instruments can play pitches. What is one example of this type of instrument?
Xylophone, marimba, metallophones, glockenspiels, etc.
Tuba
Name one of the double reed instruments.
Oboe or bassoon
What tool is necessary to play violin, viola, cello, and bass?
A bow
I am an instrument that, when unraveled, would be 13 feet long. What am I?
French horn
What must be used to play the xylophone?
Mallets
What is the smallest and highest-sounding brass instrument?
Trumpet
What kind of reed do the oboe and bassoon use?
Double reed
What is the word for plucking the strings? This word begins with a "p."
Pizzicato
I am both a string instrument and a percussion instrument. What am I?
Piano
Many percussion instruments are played by being hit. What is an additional way you can play certain percussion instruments?
Shake or scrape!
What must one do to produce sound on a brass instrument?
Buzz (into a mouthpiece)