Instrument Families

Instrument Families

Listen to the following musical selections that are played in class. Choose the correct instrument family/families.

Just to remind you

This is the woodwind family

Here is the string family

Harp is also in this family

Brass Family

And finally...the percussion family

anything you strike, scrape or shake

(This is a selection of world percussion)

Multiple Choice

What family do you hear

(musical selection--Holberg Suite by Grieg)

• string

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

Multiple Choice

Which family do you hear? (Gabrieli's Canzon IX)

• string

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

Multiple Choice

Which family is playing?

(Morley's This is the Month of Maying)

• string

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

Multiple Choice

Which family is playing? (Concerto for ______ by Ney Rosauro)

• string

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

Multiple Select

Which two families are playing? (Mai Nozipo)

• string

• brass

• woodwind

• percussion

Multiple Select

Which two families are playing in this selection? (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)

• string

• woodwind

• percussion

• brass

Multiple Select

Which two families are playing in this piece? (Kojo No Tsuki)

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

• string

Fill in the Blanks

Bonus Question

Which two specific instruments were playing?

Multiple Choice

The next three questions feature world music on ethnic instruments. Which family is this selection from? (One family)

• woodwind

• string

• brass

• percussion

Multiple Choice

How about this one?

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

• string

Multiple Choice

And this one?

• woodwind

• string

• percussion

• brass

Fill in the Blanks

Bonus Question...What country do you think that music is from?

Multiple Choice

Which family is NOT in this selection? Wait to answer. If you select too soon, you may have a problem!

• woodwind

• brass

• percussion

• string

Poll

If you have a favorite family of instruments, what is it?

• string

• woodwind

• percussion

• brass