Brass
Woodwind
Strings
Percussion
Orchestra Trivia
100

This is how you make a sound on a brass instrument.

Buzz into the mouthpiece.

100

This instrument has a bulb-shaped bell.

English Horn

100

This is the smallest and highest sounding string instrument.

Violin

100

These are the three ways to make a sound on a percussion instrument.

Strike/hit, shake or scrape

100

The stringed instruments are located here in an orchestra.

At the front

200

This is the largest instrument in the brass family.

The tuba.

200

The saxophone is considered a woodwind instrument because of this.

It has a reed.

200

The harp has this many strings.

47

200

One of the following is NOT a percussion instrument: A) Snare drum B) Tambourine C) Triangle D) Harp

Harp

200

These are the types of drums that are pitched. 

Timpani or Kettle Drums or a steel drum

300

This instrument has a slide rather than valves.

Trombone

300

This instrument is known as the licorice stick and has a single reed.

Clarinet.

300

This instrument is the big brother/sister to the violin.

Viola

300

Percussion instruments are divided into these two categories. 

Pitched and Unpitched

300

The person who leads an orchestra is called this.

The conductor

400

Placing the right hand in its bell is the correct way to hold this instrument.

French horn

400

This woodwind instrument does not have a reed. 

Flute, piccolo, recorder

400

This is the largest and lowest sounding string instrument.

Double Bass

400

This percussion instrument that has a "rattle" attached to its underside. 

Snare Drum

400

 This is a type of tuba that is played in most marching bands.

Sousaphone

500

This is the smallest and highest instrument in the brass family.

Trumpet.

500

The oboe, bassoon, and English horn all have this in common.

A double reed

500

Stringed instruments can be plucked with your fingers or played with this which pulls across the strings.

A bow.

500

This instrument is an example of a pitched percussion instrument.

Xylophone, marimba, metallophone, glockenspiel, timpani

500

 Mr. Finley plays this instrument.

Baritone