Instrument Families

What is the name of this family?

• Brass

• Drum

• Wood

• Percussion

What family of instruments is shown here?

• Percussion

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Strings

What is the name of this family?

• String
• Percussion
• Woodwind
• Brass

How does a stringed instrument produce sound?

• Bang it on the ground

• Strings are vibrated by bowing, plucking, or strumming

• Blow across the holes

• Turn the pegs

How does a brass instrument produce sound?

• It doesn't

• A reed

• Lips are vibrated as the player blows into the mouthpiece

• You hit it on the side of the instrument

What family of instruments is shown here?

• Brass

• Percussion

• Woodwind

• Strings

How does a woodwind instrument create sound?

• Buzz your lips and blow

• Hit it

• Bow a string

• Blow into it

How many families of instruments are in an orchestra?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

How do you play a percussion instrument?

• Pluck, blow, or strum

• Blow into them

• Hit, shake, scrape

• Use electricity