Instrument Family Review

An instrument with 6 strings, can be acoustic or electric.

• Violin

• String Bass

• Guitar

• Harp

High in pitch, made of metal, but still considered a woodwind.

• Trumpet

• Flute

• Triangle

• Euphonium

Which of the following instruments is NOT a double reed?

• Oboe

• Bassoon

• English Horn

• Snare Drum

True or False: Brass instruments make sound by buzzing your lips in a mouthpiece.

• True

• False

Which family of instruments produces sound by striking, scraping, or shaking the instrument?

• Percussion

• Strings

• Woodwinds

• Brass

This brass instrument plays in a mid-range, uses rotars to change the pitch, and requires the player to place their hand inside of it's bell.

• Trombone

• French Horn

• Trumpet

• Tuba

Marimba, xylophone, and vibraphone are all considered...

• Mallet Percussion

• Woodwinds

• Auxilary Percussion

• Brass

This drum is low in pitch and can be played on it's own or as part of a drum kit with the foot.

• Snare Drum

• Triangle

• Bass Drum

• Cymbals

The chimes are commonly played with...

• Mallets

• Sticks

• Hands

• Hammer

The lowest pitched instrument in the woodwind family.

• Piccolo

• Tuba

• Clarinet

• Bassoon