Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Keyboard
100
This string instrument is used as a fiddle in country or bluegrass music.
What is the violin?
100

This instrument is played by blowing across the mouthpiece like blowing across a pop bottle.

What is the flute?

100
This instrument is the lowest voice in the brass family.
What is the tuba?
100

This percussion instrument makes sound when hammers hit strings inside of it.

What is the piano?

100

The soft hammers inside a piano hit these to produce sound.

What are strings?

200

This string instrument is the largest and lowest.

What is the double bass?

200

This woodwind instrument has a single reed against the mouthpiece. (two possible answers)

What is the clarinet or saxaphone?

200
This brass instrument is the only one to use a slide to change pitches.
What is the trombone?
200
This instrument requires the player to use every limb of his or her body when performing.
What is the drum set?
200

These two colors of keys are on the piano.

What are black and white?

300

This section of the orchestra has the most instruments.

What is the violin section?

300

You played this woodwind instrument in the 3rd grade.

What is the recorder?

300
This instrument is played with the player's hand in the bell.
What is the french horn?
300

This drum is sometimes called the heartbeat of the band. (Not a fish!)

What is the bass drum?

300

The celesta is a keyboard instrument that hits these instead of strings.

What are metal bars?

400

The four main instruments of the string family are violin, viola, bass, and ______?

What the cello?

400

This woodwind instrument usually has a black body with silver keys. (2 possible answers)

What is the clarinet or oboe?

400

This brass instrument has been used in history for important announcements.

What is the trumpet?

400

Percussion instruments are hit, scraped, or _________?

Shaken

400

This keyboard instrument can create many different sounds including dog barks and helicopter sounds.

What is a synthesizer or electric keyboard?

500

Most string instruments are played with this.

What is a bow?

500

This instrument is gold in color. Because it is gold colored, it is often mistaken for a brass instrument.

What is the saxaphone?

500

These are used in brass instruments to make them softer.

What is a mute?

500

This drum has metal snares attached to the bottom of it.

What is a snare drum?

500

This keyboard instrument includes a pedalboard the player must press with their feet.

What is an organ?