Music Families

All instruments make a (a)   .

Every instrument has a different ____________.

• timbre

• loudness

If an instrument is larger the sound is _________.

• larger

• smaller

• higher

• lower

If an instrument is smaller the sound is __________.

• larger

• smaller

• higher

• lower

What does a family have in common?

(a)  

How do instruments relate to one another?

• the way they create a sound

• the way they look

• the materials they are made of

What are the four instrument families?

(a)  

What are brass instruments usually made of?

• wood

• paper

• metal

• plastic

What do all brass instruments have?

(a)  

What does a trombone have that the french horn does NOT.

• bell

• mouthpiece

• slide

• valves