Conductor
This person is responsible for keeping the musicians in time with one another.
Who is the conductor?
This is the smallest instrument in the string family.
What is the violin?
This instrument is one of the only string instruments used in jazz bands.
What is the bass?
This instrument is the tinier relative of the flute. It is played is played the same way as the flute.
What is the piccolo?
This instrument is the largest member of the woodwind family.
What is the bassoon?
This book of music is used by the conductor. It shows all the music for all the instruments.
What is a score?
This instrument reads in treble clef.
What is the violin?
This is the only string instrument that requires the player to sit.
What is the cello?
This creation of this system helped develop the flutes and clarinets we know today.
What is the Bohem system?
Oboes and bassoons use this type of reed.
What is a double reed?
This section sits to the direct left of the conductor.
Who are the 1st violins?
This instrument reads in alto clef.
What is the viola?
This string section is the farthest away from the conductor.
What is the bass section?
Clarinets use this type of reed.
What is a single reed?
This double reed instrument reads in treble clef.
What is the oboe?
This section sits directly to the right of the conductor.
Who are the cellos?
Both the violin and the viola found their origins in this country.
What is Italy?
While the violins and violas have and endbutton at the bottom of their instruments, this feature is specific to both cellos and basses.
What is the spike/ endpin?
These instruments sit directly behind the flute section.
Who are the clarinets?
This instrument sits right next to the clarinets.
What is the bassoon section?
This tool is used by the conductor to keep a visual representation of the time.
What is the baton?
This piece (on all string instruments) is made of wood and elevates the strings help to help them be played.
What is the bridge?
These are names of the two styles of bows basses can use. (Hint: They are names after the countries that developed them)
What are German and French bows?
This instrument literally means the oboe of love.
What is the oboe d'amore?
This instrument is the lower sounding cousin of the bassoon.
What is the contrabasoon?