Instrument Families

What do most woodwind instruments use to produce sound?

• a reed

• holes on the instrument

• a round mouthpiece

• a mallet

Which woodwind instrument does NOT use a reed to make a sound?

• Flute

• Clarinet

• Saxophone

• Oboe

Which of the following is NOT a woodwind instrument?

• Trumpet

• clarinet

• bassoon

• piccolo 

Brass instruments use a mouthpiece that has a cup shape and sound is produced by

• buzzing your lips inside the mouthpiece

• blowing on the mouthpiece

• blowing air across the mouthpiece

• hitting the mouthpiece with a mallet

Which group represents brass instrumennts?

• trumpet, French horn, baritone, trombone, tuba

• clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, saxohphone

Sound is produced on a string instrument by

• bowing, plucking or strumming

• blowing into a mouthpiece

• using a reed

• using the violin

Members of the string family include

• violin, viola, cello, bass and guitar

• trumpet, trombone and ukulele

• clarinet, flute and violin

• viola, guitar, bass and French horn

What are the 2 types of percussion instruments?

• pitched and non-pitched

• loud and soft

   

• high and low

Sound is produced on a percussion instrument by

• striking or shaking the instrument

• using a mouthpiece

• using a bow

Some examples of percussion instruments are

• snare, maracas, timpani and xylophone

• bass drum, trumpet, triangle

• clarinet, drum kit, snare drum