Woodwinds
Which instrument is long and thin, usually silver and is played sideways?
The flute
Which instrument is often associated with wake up calls in the army, has three buttons, and is usually gold?
Trumpet
Name an instrument in the percussion category.
What is the smallest string instrument?
The violin
Which instrument is considered part of both the percussion and string family?
The piano
Which instrument did Adolphe Sax invent?
The saxophone
Which is the largest of the brass family?
The Tuba!
Which percussion instruments is named after its shape?
Name the four string instruments in an orchestra.
What material is the recorder made of?
Plastic
What is the wooden piece at the end of a woodwind instrument called?
A reed
Which instrument has no buttons, but instead a slide that the musician pushes back and forth?
A trombone
Where do the percussion instruments sit in the orchestra?
There are two string instruments that are not played with a bow. Name one of them.
Guitar and Harp
Which instrument is a circle shape and has little metal discs around it that jingle when it is played?
Tambourine
Which instrument has a bell shaped bottom and is usually black?
The clarinet
True or False: Brass instruments require the player to tighten and loosen their lips to make higher or lower pitches.
True
They come in pairs and can be tuned to a note.
True or False: The harp has 47 strings
True!
Two of these instruments are not present in a traditional classical music orchestra, which are they?
Saxophone, Violin, Guitar, Trombone or Trumpet
Which instrument has a piece off the side called a bocal that you play out of?
The bassoon
This instrument can be as long as 50 feet when unraveled.
The French Horn
What type of drums are from Cuba?
Bongo drums
The cello is a shortened name for the instrument. What is its full name? (Hint: the full word means "Little Violin"
Violincello
What category does a xylophone fall into?
Percussion