Instrument Family

Woodwind

100

Woodwinds were originally made out of this material.

What is wood?

200

These woodwind instruments are no longer made of wood.

What are flutes and saxophones?

300

This instrument is lower than the oboe, but is also a double-reed woodwind. 

What is a bassoon?

400

This is the smallest woodwind instrument. 

What is a Piccolo?

500

On most woodwind instruments, this piece needs to vibrate against a mouthpiece to create sound. 

What is a reed?

Brass

100

Sound is created on a brass instrument by doing this. 

What is buzzing your lips?

200

This instrument is the biggest in the brass family. 

What is the tuba?

300

Brass family mouthpieces are made out of this material. 

What is brass/metal?

400

This is the highest instrument in the brass family. 

What is a trumpet?

500

This brass instrument is named after a country.

What is the french horn?

Strings

100

This instrument is the highest in the string family. 

What is a violin?

200

All string instruments are made out of this material.

What is Wood?

300

This is the lowest sounding instrument in the string family.

What is a double bass?

400

This string instrument is played by being held between the knees. 

What is a cello?

500

All string instrument players use this to help them make sound on their instruments. 

What is a Bow?

Percussion

100

Most percussion instruments were derived from these three continents. 

What are South America, Africa, and Asia?

200

This drum has a large copper bowl and a pedal that the musician can press to change the tension on the drum head. 

What is a timpani drum?

300

These are the three ways to make sound on a percussion instrument. (100 points per correct answer)

What is hitting, shaking, or scrapping/scratching?

400

What are the 4 different Mallet instruments? (100 points per instrument)

What is a Xylophone, Marimba, Glockenspiel, and Vibraphone?

500

This instrument is actually considered a part of both the percussion and string families. 

What is a piano?

Wild

100

This instrument is made out of metal and uses a reed, but is still considered a woodwind family instrument. 

What is a saxophone?

200

This instrument family uses valves instead of keys. 

What is the brass family?

300

This instrument uses a slide (not valves or keys) to produce sound. 

What is a trombone?

400

This person is the leader of the orchestra. 

Who is a conductor?

500

This instrument family has the most instruments in the orchestra.

What is the string family?