Musical Instrument Families

Flute

• Woodwind Family

• Brass Family

• Percussion Family

• String Family

Woodwind Family

Which instrument in this family produces sound with vibrating air and a reed?

• Flute

• Clarinet

• Trumpet

• Trombone

Clarinet

• Brass Family

• Woodwind Family

• String Family

• Percussion Family

Harp

• Woodwind Family

• Brass Family

• String Family

• Percussion Family

Keyboard Family

• Includes instruments like the piano and harpsichord, which have vibrating strings.

• Involves only electronic instruments like synthesizers and keyboards.

• Consists solely of percussion instruments like drums and tambourines.

• Comprises wind instruments such as flutes and trumpets.

Bassoon

• Woodwind Family

• Brass Family

• String Family

• Percussion Family

Trumpet

• an instrument in the Brass Family that changes notes by using valves.

• a string instrument played with a bow.

• a percussion instrument that produces sound by shaking.

• a woodwind instrument that uses a reed.

Piccolo

• Woodwind Family

• Brass Family

• Percussion Family

• String Family

Brass Family

• Produces sound by vibrating lips while blowing into the instrument. Notes are changed using slides or valves.

• Produces sound by striking the instrument with a mallet. Notes are changed using keys.

• Produces sound by plucking strings. Notes are changed using a bow.

• Produces sound by blowing air across a reed. Notes are changed using finger holes.

Percussion Family

• Instruments played by striking, shaking, or scraping, usually with sticks or mallets.

• Instruments that produce sound by vibrating strings.

• Instruments that create sound through air vibrations.

• Instruments that are played by blowing into them.