Instrument Families

How do you play a percussion instrument?

• Blow into them

• Hit, shake, and scrape

• Use electricity

• Pluck, bow, or strum

How does a woodwind instrument create sound?

• Bow a string

• Buzz your lips and blow

• Blow into it

• Hit it

What is the name of this family?

• Drum

• Percussion

• Brass

• Wood

How does a brass instrument produce sound?

• It doesn't

• You hit it on the side of the instrument

• A reed

• Lips are vibrated on the player blows into the mouthpiece

What family of instruments is shown here?

• Brass

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Percussion

What is the name of this family?

• Brass

• String

• Percussion

• Woodwind

How many families of instruments are in an orchestra?

• 8

• 4

• 2

• 1

What family of instruments is shown here?

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

How does a string instrument create a sound

• Bow or pluck a string

• Buzz your lips and blow

• Blow into it

• Hit it