3rd Grade Instruments

Which answer describes how woodwinds are unique?

• They are very pretty.

• Every single woodwind instrument, including the flute and recorder, uses a reed to make sound.

• They have strings.

• These instruments all used to be made of wood, many of them use a reed, and we use our wind (breath) to make them work.

Which answer describes how brass instruments are unique?

• They are made of brass and you must buzz your lips to play them.

• They are made of brass and you must use a bow to play them.

• You must buzz your lips to play them, and they are made of wood.

• You must scrape, shake, or strike these instruments.

Check the 3 ways you can play a percussion instrument?

• Strike

• Blow Air

• Scrape

• Shake

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: Flute

• Strings

• Woodwinds

• Brass

• Percussion

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: Violin

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: Clarinet

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: Bassoon

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: Oboe

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: French Horn

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

Name the instrument family for the following instrument: Timpani

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion