Woodwind Instruments

What instrument belongs in the woodwind family?

• Clarinet

• Tuba

• Xylophone

• String Bass

What is a small piece of wood used to create sounds on a woodwind instrument?

• Mouthpiece

• Straw

• Reed

A ______________ is an instrument in the woodwind family that does not use a reed.

_____________ causes the reed on a woodwind instrument to make its sound by moving rapidly back and forth.

• Vibration

• Reed

• Water

True or false: a bassoon is a double reed instrument.

• True

• False

Check all the instruments that ARE in the woodwind family.

• Oboe

• Clarinet

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

True or False: a professional orchestra has musicians playing instruments from all 4 families.

• True

• False

The highest sounding woodwind instrument is the:

• Clarinet

• Oboe

• Piccolo

• Bassoon

Your favorite woodwind instrument is:

• Piccolo

• Flute

• Clarinet

• Saxophone

• Not Listed

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