BRASS
What brass instrument plays the lowest note?
The tuba.
What woodwind instruments was first made of wood, then metal.
The flute.
What part of a string instrument is a wooden rod that is strung with horse hair?
The bow.
Name two types of drums.
The snare drum, the timpani drum, the bass drum, the conga drum, the bongo drum, the hand drum, or the chair drum (the cajon).
Name the four instrument families that are in the orchestra.
The strings, percussion, brass and woodwind families.
What brass instrument slides longer and shorter as you play it?
The trombone.
What woodwind instrument looks like a brass instrument?
The saxophone.
Name an instrument that you hold in your left hand and place under your chin.
A violin or viola.
Name one percussion instrument that is played by shaking it.
The maracas, the tambourine, or the sleigh (jingle) bells.
Who stands in front of the group and helps keep the ensemble together?
The conductor.
What brass instrument is curled into a circular shape?
The French Horn.
What is the name of a traditional Japanese woodwind instrument?
The Shakuhachi, the Hichiriki, the Ryutek, the Sho.
What string instrument sits on the floor and you hold it with your knees?
The cello.
What is the biggest difference between a drum and a xylophone.
The drum can't change notes, but the xylophone can play many.
What is the early form of the flute that is still played in many elementary schools today.
The recorder.
What brass instrument plays high notes and has 3 buttons?
The trumpet.
Name one instrument that uses double reeds.
The oboe, the English Horn, the bassoon, or the contra-bassoon.
Name four string instruments
The harp, the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass, the piano, or the guitar.
Name the percussion instrument that is metal and you hit to get a high sound.
The triangle.
Name one famous music composer.
Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, etc.
How does a brass player makes sound on his instrument?
They buzz their lips.
Name the woodwind instrument that looks very similar to the oboe, only it uses a single reed and a mouthpiece.
The clarinet.
How does a string instrument make sound?
By pulling the bow across the strings to make vibrations, by plucking the strings to make vibrations, by hitting the strings with hammers to make vibrations, or by strumming the strings with your hand or a pick to make vibrations.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Name the following instrument:
The cabasa.
If a group of instruments playing together is called an orchestra, what is a bunch of singers singing together called?
A choir.