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Instrument Families
Orchestra History
Brass and WoodWinds
Strings and Percussion
Strings
100
These are the four instrument families in the orchestra
What is Strings, Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion
100

What a small orchestra called that only has 50 musicians or less?

Chamber Orchestra

100
These four instruments are members of the brass family
What are trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba
100

What instrument family does the piano belong to?

Percussion and String Family

100

What are the main string instruments in the orchestra

What are violin, viola, cello, bass

200
Instruments in this family are played by plucking or bowing
What is String Instruments
200

What is the name of a full-sized orchestra?

Symphonic or Philharmonic Orchestra

200
These two instruments use double reeds
What are oboe and bassoon
200

Which instrument in the string family plays the melody in an orchestra?

Violin 1 and 2

200
These are the two ways a stringed instrument can be played
What are plucking and bowing
300
Instruments in this family are played by buzzing on a mouthpiece and pressing valves
What is Brass
300

Which composer wrote "The Four Seasons"

Antonio Vivaldi

300

This non-reed instrument that can play the highest notes in the orchestra

What is the piccolo

300

What music group does NOT have stringed instruments?

Band

300

This is the largest string instrument, and the one with the lowest sound

String Bass or Double Bass

400
Some instruments in this family use a reed; some have tone holes
What is Woodwind
400

They are the biggest section in the orchestra

Violins

400
This brass instrument is the only one that does not use valves to change notes
What is the trombone
400
These two plates of metal can be crashed together to create lots of impact in the music
What are crash cymbals
400
This is the smallest string instrument, and the one with the highest sound
What is the violin
500
Instruments in this family can be played by shaking, scraping, or hitting the instrument
What is Percussion
500

Who is the leader of the orchestra and band?

The Conductor

500

The highest pitch brass instrument

What is the trumpet

500

The instrument used to portray the grandpa in peter and the wolf

Bassoon

500
These two string instruments are the middle voices of the orchestra, and often play harmony and countermelody parts
What are viola and cello