Instrument Families
Woodwind Family
Brass Family
String Family
Percussion Family
100

What instrument family is made of metal

Brass

100

What is the smallest woodwind instrument

The piccolo

100

Name the brass instrument that has no valves

What is the trombone

100

How many strings do the violin, viola, cello and double bass have?

What is 4

100

Name one percussion instrument that is pitched

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-Xylophone

200

What two instrument families are mostly made of wood

Strings and woodwinds

200

Name two instruments that have single reeds

What is clarinet and saxophone

200

Which two instruments are in the brass family

a. trombone and tuba

b. tuba and saxophone

c. saxophone and trumpet

d. trombone and saxophone

What is A

200

What is a string instruments bow made out of?

What is horse hair

200

Name two percussion instruments that are non-pitched

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-Snare drum

-Bass drum

300

Name one instrument from each instrument family

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-Flute/clarinet/saxophone

-Trumpet/trombone/tuba

-Violin, cello

-Snare drum, bass drum

300

Name four instruments in the woodwind family

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-Flute

-Clarinet

-Saxophone

-Oboe

300

Name four instruments in the brass family

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-Tuba

-Trombone

-Trumpet

-Baritone

-French Horn

300

Name four instruments in the string family

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-Violin

-Viola

-Cello

-Double Bass

-Harp

-Guitar

300

Name four instruments in the percussion family

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- Snare drum

-Bass drum

-Cymbal

-Triangle

400

Which instrument family has metal mouthpieces

Brass

400

Name two instruments that have double reeds

Answers may vary

-Oboe

-Bassoon

-English Horn


400

What is the lowest sounding brass instrument

What is the tuba

400

What instrument is not in the string family

a. piano

b. guitar

c. harp

d. violin

What is A

400

Which best describes instruments of the percussion family?

a. has valves, very large

b. made of mostly brass

c. hit, scraped, or shaken to produce sound

d. b and c

What is C

500

What instrument family has an instrument with 47 strings

String

500

Which instrument is not in the woodwind family

-Trumpet

-Bassoon

-Saxophone

-Clarinet

What is the trumpet

500

Which best describes a brass instrument

a. Made of wood, blown to produce sound

b. shiny, quiet

c. has strings, made of wood

d. has valves, player "buzzes" lips, metal mouthpiece

What is D

500

What best describes a string instrument?

a. has strings

b. made of wood

c. played with a bow or plucked by the fingers

d. a,b, and c

What is D

500

Which are all instruments of the percussion family?

a. snare drum, tuba, gong, chimes

b. triangle, tambourine, maracas, xylophone

c. bass drum, bongo drum, slapstick, bassoon

d. maracas, snare drum, piano, violin

What is B