Strings
This string instrument is used as a fiddle in country or bluegrass music.
What is the violin?
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This instrument is played by blowing across the mouthpiece.
What is the flute?
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This instrument is the lowest voice in the brass family.
What is the tuba?
This percussion instrument makes sound when hammers hit strings inside of it.
What is the piano?
This vibrates to produce the human voice.
What is the vocal cords?
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This string instrument has the shortest bow.
What is the bass?
This woodwind instrument is nearly 8 feet long and has the lowest voice.
What is the bassoon?
This brass instrument is the only one to use a slide to change pitches.
What is the trombone?
This instrument requires the player to use every limb of his or her body when performing.
What is the drum set?
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When two people are singing together, it is called this.
What is a duet?
This section of the orchestra has the most instruments.
What is the violin section?
Daily Double
Name one of the two double reed instruments.
What is the bassoon or oboe?
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This instrument is played with the player's hand in the bell.
What is the french horn?
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This drum is sometimes called the heartbeat of the band.
What is the bass drum?
The lowest woman's voice is called this.
What is the alto?
Name the four main instruments of the string family.
What is violin, viola, cello and bass?
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Name one of the two single reed instruments.
What is the clarinet or saxophone?
This brass instrument is the easiest to carry around.
What is the trumpet?
Percussion instruments are divided into the melodic and _______ instruments.
What is non-melodic?
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The highest man's voice is called this.
What is the tenor?
Pizzicato is an Italian word that means this.
What is to pluck the strings?
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The orchestra tunes to this instrument.
What is the oboe?
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These are used in brass instruments to make them softer.
What is a mute?
Large drums that can be pitched with a pedal are called this. They are sometimes called kettle drums.
What is the timpani?
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The muscle used to push air from the lungs up past the vocal chords is called this.
What is the diaphragm?