The way to play all percussion instruments is this way.
What is to strike or hit?
100
All of the members of the brass family are made of this metal.
What is brass?
100
What is the piccolo?
This is the smallest woodwind instrument.
100
What is the string family?
This instrument family includes the violin, cello and double bass.
200
The largest instrument in the string family. It looks like a big violin.
What is the double bass?
200
This instrument has the same name as its shape.
What is the triangle?
200
What is the trumpet
This is the highest sounding brass instrument.
200
What is the clarinet?
This instrument is also called "the licorice stick."
200
What is the harp?
This string instrument does not look like the others and is plucked.
300
A string instrument that rhymes with jello. It is about the size of a second grader.
What is the cello?
300
Large drums shaped like kettles.
What is the tympani?
300
What is the trombone?
This brass instrument uses a slide to change pitches.
300
What is the flute?
This instrument looks like a piccolo only bigger.
300
What is quartet?
There are four instruments together in this group.
400
The long pieces of wire that all string instruments have.
What are strings?
400
The stick used to strike the drums.
What is the mallet?
400
What is french horn?
If you play this instrument, you need to put your hand in the bell.
400
What is the oboe?
This woodwind starts with the letter "o"
400
What is the conductor?
The person who stands in the front of the orchestra and keeps them together. He or she uses a baton to keep the beat.
500
This large string instrument must be plucked. It is never played with a bow. It has a "magical" sound.
What is the harp?
500
These instruments are crashed together to make a sound. They are around and made of metal. They kind of look like trash can lids.
What are cymbals?
500
What are trumpet, french horn, trombone and tuba?
The names of the four brass instruments of the orchestra.
500
What is the bassoon?
This instrument is the largest woodwind and sounds grumpy.
500
What is the orchestra?
A group of musicians who play all of the instruments together in the string family, percussion family, brass family and woodwind family. They usually perform on a stage in an auditorium for a large audience.