Musical Instrument Families

According to the video, how many musical instrument families are there?

• 4

• 3

• 9

• 7

How are the instrument families grouped?

• by the way they produce vibration

• what they are made of

• how high or low their pitch is

• arbitrarily

What type of instrument is the violin?

• brass

• woodwind

• string

• percussion

How do string instruments produce sound?

• vibrating strings

• magic

• by blowing on them

• by striking them with a mallet

The smaller the instrument, the _______________ the pitch.

• lower

• higher

What do you call the small piece of wood that produces vibration in most woodwind instruments?

• reed

• stick

• twig

• board

Which of the following woodwind instruments uses a double reed?

• flute

• clarinet

• bassoon

• violin

Which of the following woodwind instruments does not use a reed?

• flute

• clarinet

• bassoon

• violin

How do brass instruments produce sound?

• lip vibration

• strings

• reeds

• striking them

Which brass instrument uses a slide?

• trumpet

• trombone

• tuba

• french horn