Strings
Stringed instruments are played in these 3 ways. Name one way.
What is plucked, strummed, or bowed?
Woodwind instruments make sound by a person doing this.
What is blowing air through the instrument.
Brass instruments make sound by a person doing this with their embouchure.
What is buzzing lips and blowing air through the instrument?
Percussion instruments are played in these 3 ways. Name one.
What is strike, scrape, or shake?
Name the part of the violin that you rest your chin on.
Chin rest
Name the highest sounding instrument in the string family.
What is the violin?
A woodwind instrument that doesn't use a reed.
What is flute, piccolo, or recorder?
Name the brass instrument that has no valves.
Trombone
The two types of percussion instruments.
What are pitched and non-pitched?
What woodwind instrument is the hardest for beginner players to get a sound out of?
Flute
Name the string instrument that must be played sitting down.
What is the cello?
Name a woodwind instrument that uses a single reed.
What is a clarinet or saxophone?
There are 2 types of brass instruments. Name one.
High or low brass
Name one non-pitched percussion instrument.
What is triangle, snare drum, bass drum, wood block, wind chimes, sleigh bells, or rain stick?
Name the brass instrument with the smallest mouthpiece. hint: It's NOT trumpet.
What is the French horn?
The 2 names that we call a bass instrument in the orchestra.
What are the double and/or string bass.
Name an instrument that uses a double reed.
Oboe
Bassoon
Brass instruments change notes when a person does one of the following two things.
Push the buttons or air through the mouthpiece.
Name one pitched percussion instrument.
What is the xylophone, marimba, or timpani?
This orchestra instrument has dozens of strings, but no bow or keys.
What is the harp?
Name a string instrument that does NOT play in the orchestra.
What is a ukulele, guitar, or electric guitar?
Name a woodwind instrument that we didn't play for you in class.
What is the oboe, bassoon, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto clarinet or bass clarinet? (any ONE answer)
A sousaphone is the marching version of which instrument. (think Ohio State)
What is the tuba?
Name a percussion instrument from Africa?
What is an African talking drum?
The person who conducts an orchestra is called, a what?
What is a Maestro?