Musical Instruments and families

There are 4 instrument families of the orchestra. Which one is NOT a family of instruments?

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

• Bows

Which family is typically played with a bow or plucked?

• Percussion

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

Which family makes its sounds by vibrating a reed (except for 1 instrument)?

• Percussion

• Woodwind

• Brass

• String

When all 4 instrument families sit/play together this is called an _______.

• Trio

• Duet

• Minute

• Orchestra

Which of the following woodwind instruments uses a double reed?

• flute

• clarinet

• bassoon

• violin

Which family does the trombone belong to?

• Brass

• Woodwind

• Percussion

• String

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

The smaller the instrument, the _______________ the pitch.

• lower

• higher

Which family is made up of several feet of metal tubing and has valves or slides?

• String

• Percussion

• Woodwind

• Brass

Which family is played by striking the instrument, either with your hand or a mallet?

• String

• Woodwind

• Percussion

• Brass