Strings
This stringed instrument is the smallest member of the string family.
What is the violin?
This instrument is extremely versatile! It can be found in both orchestral and jazz ensembles!
What is the clarinet?
This instrument was originally used as a signal for hunting and in battle.
What is the horn?
(French horn is also acceptable)
This instrument has metal bars rather than wooden bars like it's other percussion family members.
What is the glockenspiel (or the bells)?
Tambourines originated in this part of the world.
What is the Middle East?
These stringed instruments traditionally sit to the right of the conductor in the orchestra.
What is the cello?
This instrument looks similar to the clarinet but is not. It plays with a double reed, rather than a single reed.
What is the oboe?
This instrument is one of the two transposing instruments in the brass section. Clue: It is not the French horn.
What is the trumpet?
This instrument can also be known as the kettledrums.
What is the timpani?
In what country did castanets originate in?
What is Spain?
It wasn't until the 18th century that composers began to explore the musical possibilities of this instrument.
What is the viola?
This instrument has two tubes that run parallel to each other and is joined by a U-shaped tube at the end.
What is the bassoon?
This brass instrument uses a slide.
What is a trombone?
This instrument is similar to the xylophone but is deeper in pitch. It's name comes from an instrument found in both Africa and South America.
What is the marimba?
These two countries have bass bows named after them.
What is French and German?
This stringed instrument is extremely versatile! Not only is it found in orchestral settings, you can also find it in many jazz ensembles!
What is the bass?
This instrument was made in Europe in the 12th century and it revolutionized the woodwind family by having the Boehm System introduced to it.
What is the flute?
This type of instrument was known for having no valves.
What is a natural trumpet (or horn)?
What is a tambourine?
This composer invented the tuba that was used in his series of operas called the Ring Cycle.
Who is Wagner?
This stringed instrument has the ability to play fast, rippling scales known as glissandos.
What is the harp?
This instrument often sits by it's larger family member, the flute.
What is the piccolo?
During the Romantic period, composers often used only one of these instruments as to not overwhelm the orchestra due to their loud and bold sound.
These two instruments are un-tuned percussion and are often used in orchestras.
What are the bass drum and the snare drum?
These two composers popularized the viola by using them as important instruments in their pieces.
Who are Haydn and Mozart?