Strings Family
The lowest sounding member of the strings family
What is the double bass
The woodwind instrument that does not use a reed
What is the flute
The highest member of the brass family
What is the trumpet
The two categories of percussion instruments
What are pitched and non pitched
The person in charge of the orchestra
Who is the conductor
The material used to make strings a long time ago
What is the bassoon
The buttons used to change the pitches on a brass instrument
What are valves
A maraca is an example of a non pitched percussion instrument that is played in this way
What is shake
The name of a brass instrument similar to the tuba that wraps around the musician's body so they are able to move with it
What is a Suessophone
The tool used to play the strings of a string instrument
What is a bow
A single reed, wooden woodwind instrument
The part of a trombone used to change the pitch
What is a slide
A pitched percussion instrument that changes pitch with a foot pedal
What is the timpani
The five instruments that make up a brass quintet
What are 2 trumpets, a french horn, a trombone, and a tuba
The part of the instrument that is used to tune the strings
What are tuning pegs
A high pitched, double reed woodwind instrument
What is the oboe
The brass instrument that uses valves, mouth position, and hand position to alter the pitch.
What is the french horn
A type of drum that change its sound by switching on and off the contact of metal beads on the drum head
What is a snare drum
The five instruments that make up a woodwind quintet
What are the flute, clarinet, oboe, french horn, and bassoon
The term for plucking strings instead of bowing
What is pizzicato
A single reed woodwind instrument popular in jazz music
What is the saxophone
The part of a brass instrument that you blow into to make sound
What is the mouthpiece
A non pitched percussion instrument that is made with round pieces of metal that are struck together
What are cymbals
The family of instruments that sits in front of the brass on stage
What is the woodwind family