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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.
What is the flute?
100
This brass instrument is the only one to use a slide to change pitches.
What is the trombone?
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 has the shortest bow.

What is the double bass (or bass)?

200

This woodwind instrument is nearly 8 feet long and has the lowest voice of the traditional woodwind instruments.

What is the bassoon?

200

This traditional instrument is the lowest voice in the brass family.

What is the tuba?

200
This instrument requires the player to use every limb of his or her body when performing.
What is the drum set?
200
When two people are singing together, it is called this.
What is a duet?
300

This strings section of the orchestra often has the most instruments.

What is the violin section?

300

Name two single reed instruments.

What is the clarinet and saxophone?

300

This brass instrument is the easiest to carry around.

What is the trumpet or cornet?

300
This drum is sometimes called the heartbeat of the band.
What is the bass drum?
300

Traditionally, in SATB, the lowest woman's voice part 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 (or bass)?

400

Name two double reed instruments.

What is the bassoon and oboe?

400
This instrument is played with the player's hand in the bell.
What is the french horn?
400

Percussion instruments are divided into the melodic or pitched and _______ instruments.

What is non-melodic or unpitched?

400

Traditionally, in SATB, the highest man's voice part 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 the sound 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?