Instrument Families
Instrument Name
Instrument Ensembles
Instrument Origins
Instrument Facts
100

Guitar is in which instrument family?

String Family

100

Trumpet

100

Which ensemble is shown here?

Symphony Orchestra

100

The Saxophone is from what country?

France

100

Which instrument is commonly thought of to be a part of the Brass family, when really, it is in the Woodwind Family?

Saxophone

200

Trumpet is in which instrument family?

Brass Family

200

Saxophone (Alto)

200


Which ensemble is shown here?  It usually has two or three instruments from each instrument family.

Jazz Band

200
The piano originated in what European country?

Italy

200

What is the name of the little piece of bamboo used to create some of our woodwind sounds?

Reed

300

Clarinet is in which instrument family?

Woodwind Family

300

Mandolin

300

Which ensemble has a Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon & French Horn?

Woodwind Ensemble

300

What country does the guitar originate from?

Spain

300

Which brass instrument does not use valves?

Trombone

400

Timpani is in which instrument family?

Percussion Family

400

Bassoon
400

The members of this type of ensemble create pictures with their bodies on a football field.

Marching Band

400

What Part of the world does the Banjo originate from?

Africa

400

Which instrument family makes up the Drumline?

Percussion Family

500

Piano is in which instrument family?

Percussion

500

This instrument is similar to a Xylophone, but is bigger.

Marimba

500

This type of ensemble includes instruments like the banjo, fiddle, double bass, guitar, and mandolin.

Bluegrass band

500

The concert flute comes from what countries?

Germany and Austria.

500

This string family instrument has 47 strings and 7 pedals.

Harp