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Voice
100
This instrument plays the melody or main melodic line in the orchestra
What is the violin?
100
This instrument is played by blowing across the mouthpiece.
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
This vibrates to produce the human voice.
What is the vocal chords?
200
This string instrument plays the lowest notes in the string section.
What is the double bass?
200
This woodwind instrument is nearly 8 feet long and has the lowest voice.
What is the bassoon?
200
This brass instrument is the only one to use a slide to change pitches.
What is the trombone?
200
Name two of the lowest percussion instruments in the orchestra
What are the Timpani and the Bass Drum
200
When two people are singing together, it is called this.
What is a duet?
300
This section of strings has the most players.
What is the violin section?
300
Name one of the two double reed instruments.
What is the bassoon or oboe?
300
This instrument is played with the player's hand in the bell.
What is the french horn?
300
Name the drum that has a high timbre and sounds like hand claps
What is the snare drum?
300
The lowest woman's voice is called this.
What is the alto?
400
Name the four main instruments of the string family.
What is violin, viola, cello and double bass?
400
Name one of the two single reed instruments.
What is the clarinet or saxophone?
400
Name the brass instrument you can hold in one hand and has 3 valves or buttons.
What is the trumpet?
400
Percussion instruments are divided into the pitched and _______ instruments.
What is unpitched?
400
The highest man's voice is called this.
What is the tenor?
500
Pizzicato is an Italian word that means this.
What is to pluck the strings?
500
The orchestra tunes to this instrument.
What is the oboe?
500
These are used in brass instruments to make them softer.
What is a mute?
500
Large drums that can be pitched with a pedal are called this. They are sometimes called kettle drums.
What is the timpani?
500
The muscle used to push air from the lungs up past the vocal chords is called this.
What is the diaphragm?