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Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
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100
This instrument family is called the "woodwind" family because all these instruments originally were made of...
Wood
100
What do you need to do on the mouthpiece of a brass instrument to make a sound?
Buzz
100

Percussion instruments are any instrument that you need to ______ to play.

Hit, scrape, or shake

100
This family is called the "String Family" because each instrument has...
Strings
100
Which Families is the piano in?
Percussion and Strings
200
What is the piece of thin wood called that vibrates to make a sound on a woodwind instrument?
Reed
200

What brass instrument uses a slide to change their notes?

Trombone

200

This percussion instrument is shaped like a circle and has small metal jingles on the side.

Tamborine

200
How do you make a sound on a string instrument (two ways)
Bowing and plucking
200
Explain why the piano is in two families:
The piano has strings. To make those strings sound, key must be pressed that sends a hammer hitting the string.
300
How do you change the sound on a woodwind instrument?
Cover the holes
300
This is the highest sounding brass instrument
Trumpet
300

This percussion instrument is played by striking wooden bars with mallets.

Xylophone or Marimba

300
How do you change the sound on a string instrument?
Put fingers down on different parts of the string
300
Which instrument family has the most instruments?
Percussion
400
What is the lowest sounding woodwind instrument?
Bassoon (Contrabassoon also acceptable)
400

How do you change the sound on most brass instruments? 

Push valves

400

In an orchestra or band, percussion instruments are usually located in the ______ of the stage.

Back

400
Which string instrument is the lowest sounding?
Double Bass
400
What is bow hair made from?
Horse hair
500

Unlike most woodwinds, this instrument does NOT use a reed.

Flute

500
Which brass instrument has the most tubing?
French Horn
500

True or False: Timpani are a type of drum that can be tuned to specific notes.

True

500
Name two string instruments that you cannot bow
Harp and Guitar
500

This instrument belongs to the woodwind family even though it is made of brass.

The saxophone