This is the most common brass instrument. You may hear it in Church on Easter morning, at a Jazz Club, or in a band or orchestra concert.
What is a Trumpet?
100
This family of instruments produce sound when air is blown into them.
What is the woodwind family?
100
The most common stringed instrument: it appears in all orchestras, and has a very emotional sound.
What is a violin?
100
This category of percussion instruments includes mallets (marimba, xylophone, etc.) and anything that creates pitch.
What is pitched percussion?
200
The lowest of the brass instruments, this is featured in the theme song of "VeggieTales"
What is the Tuba?
200
The sound of this woodwind instrument is breathy, airy, and sweet. It also does not use a reed.
What is a flute?
200
This instrument is a little bigger than a violin and looks very similar to a violin, but has a deeper sound.
What is a viola?
200
This category of percussion produces rhythm, but cannot produce definite pitch (such as a drum).
What is unpitched percussion?
300
In order for this instrument to sound, rather than pushing buttons (or valves), the musician must move a slide.
What is the Trombone?
300
This loud instrument sounds like a duck. The musician uses a reed, and it almost sounds like a snake charmer's instrument.
What is an oboe?
300
This stringed instrument is so large that the musician must set it on the ground to play it. The musician still can sit while playing it.
What is the cello?
300
These are used in many bands to keep the rhythm. Most commonly found in Jazz Ensembles, Pop, Rock, and Country ensembles.
What is a Drum-Set
400
Despite the name, this instrument was made in Germany, and coils around in a circle with a bell on the end.
What is the French Horn?
400
Even though it is made of brass, this instrument is considered a woodwind. Most commonly used in Jazz music, it also appears in Jason Derulo's song "Talk Dirty to Me."
What is a Saxophone?
400
This is the largest stringed instrument, and must stand on the ground, and the musician needs to stand in order to play it.
What is the Double Bass?
400
A musician plays this instrument with mallets. Many children also play smaller versions of this instrument.
What is a xylophone?
500
Most commonly used to play "Taps" at military funerals, this instrument is smaller than a trumpet. It also is a type of snack.
What is a bugle?
500
This is a thin strip of material that looks like it is made out of wood. Most woodwinds have them, such as an oboe, clarinet, or saxophone, but not a flute.
What is a reed?
500
This ensemble (or group of musicians) has all four instrument families, including the strings, unlike a concert band.