Orchestra
4 families of a symphony orchestra
The woodwind, the brass, the string, and the percussion family
Name of instruments in the woodwind family
Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe
Name of instruments in the String Family
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Name of instruments in the Brass Family
Trumpet, Tronbone, French horn, Tuba, Bugle, Euphonium, Cornet, Sousaphone
Name the most common percussion instruments in orchestra
Timpani, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, marimba, glockenspiel, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, maracas, chimes, castanets...etc.
A segment of tubing on a brass instrument that can be shortened or extended to change the pitch of a sound
Slide
I am a woodwind instrument. I play bright, lively melodies. I look like a flute but am only half the size and I sound an octave higher.
Piccolo
The smallest string instrument in the orchestra; sometimes called a fiddle
Violin
I belong to the brass family. I have a mouthpiece and bell but no valves. I'm twice as long as trumpet and can slide from tone to tone
Trombone
The full span of notes an instrument can play from the lowest note possible to the highest
Range
This is a thin strip of material that vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument.
A reed
Name the string instrument that you hear
Double Bass
Objects placed into the bell of a trumpet to alter the sound it produces.
Mute
Name the tuned percussion instruments
Timpani, xylophone, Agogo, Metallophones, Marimbas
Percussion instruments include any instrument that makes a sound when ___, ____, or _____
hit, scrape, shake
How does a string player use to create a sound on their instruments?
By vibrating strings; string instruments can be plucked and bowed.
How do brass instruments produce sound?
By vibrating air by player's lips and vibrating against a mouthpiece in a tubular resonator.
Name the percussion instruments that you hear
Marimba
The layout of the Orchestra; using the directions, fill in the layout diagram on the sheet provided.
Name the percussion instruments you hear
Marimba, vibraphone, bongo, djembe, cymbal