Brass
What is the easiest way to tell if an instrument is in the brass family?
1. it doesn't have very many buttons
What is the easiest way to tell if an instrument is in the woodwind family?
It has LOTS of buttons
What is the easiest way to tell if an instrument is in the percussion family?
You have to hit, scrape, etc in order to play it.
What is the easiest way to tell if an instrument is in the string family?
It has strings
clarinet
TRUE or FALSE
All brass instruments are gold?
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE
The saxophone has to be in the brass family because it is gold
FALSE
Name 3 percussion instruments that require mallets or sticks.
Xylophone
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Triangle
etc.
What four string instruments require a bow to play?
1. violin
2. viola
3. cello
4. bass
Why is the piano in percussion and string family?
has strings on the inside
has little hammers that hit the strings
How do you produce sound on a brass instrument?
You have to use your air and buzz your lips
How does a woodwind instrument make sound if it has a reed?
You have to use your air to make the reed vibrate
Name two percussion instruments that are in a drum set
cymbal
bass drum
snare drum
What is the string of a bow made out of?
Horse hair
Which one will play a lower sound?
clarinet or bass clarinet
bass clarinet
What is the name of the "mini tuba?"
Euphonium or Baritone
How can you tell the difference between an oboe and clarinet?
clarinet has a mouthpiece and an oboe has a double reed
oboe has more buttons
oboe has a rounded bottom bell
Name 4 auxiliary instruments
triangle
hand drum
egg shaker
rhythm sticks
maracas
tambourine
woodblock
Name 2 fretted instruments
guitar
ukelele
banjo
bass guitar
Name two woodwind instruments that don't use a reed.
flute
recorder
piccolo
What collects inside a brass instrument that looks like water?
condesation
Name 3 double reed instruments
oboe
bassoon
english horn
contrabassoon
Name two percussion instruments are tuned
xylophone
piano
timpani
What instrument looks like the inside of a piano?
harp
How long is the tubing in a french horn?
22 feet or the length of a school bus