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This family of instruments is played by blowing air across or through the instrument.
What is the Woodwind family
How many main instrument families are in a standard orchestra?
What is four? (Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion)
This string instrument is the smallest and highest in pitch.
What is the Violin
Which instrument is hit, shaken, or scraped to make sound?
What is Percussion
This brass instrument usually plays the highest notes in the brass section.
What is the Trumpet
The flute makes sound by doing this rather than using a reed.
What is blowing air across a hole
This percussion instrument has definite pitch and is often used for melodies.
What is the Xylophone
This composer is famous for writing music for full orchestra and dramatic symphonies.
Who is Beethoven
This instrument belongs to the woodwind family even though it is usually made of metal.
What is the Flute
If a composer wants a warm, rich bass sound in the string section, they would use this instrument.
What is the Cello
The person who leads the orchestra and controls tempo and dynamics is called this.
Who is the Conductor
This musical term means how fast or slow the music is played.
What is Tempo
This instrument uses a double reed and has a nasal, expressive tone.
What is the Oboe
This brass instrument does NOT use valves and changes pitch using a slide.
What is the Trombone?
If a piece of music suddenly becomes very soft, the composer has used this dynamic marking.
What is Piano (p)
This composer is known for orchestral music that tells a story or paints a scene, such as The Four Seasons.
Who is Vivaldi
This large percussion instrument can produce many different pitches and is tuned using pedals.
What is the Timpani
This low brass instrument often plays the bass line and supports the harmony of the orchestra.
What is the Tuba
A composer uses this musical element to layer different instrumental lines at the same time.
What is Texture
This term describes a repeating musical idea often passed between different instruments.
What is a Motif