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Naming the Instrument Types

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Instruments are categorized based on...
a)
What they are made out of
b)
How high or low their sound is
c)
The quality of their sound
d)
What vibrates to make the sound
2.
How many instrument families are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
3.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
String
d)
Percussion
4.
All woodwinds, except the flute, use this to create a sound.
a)
Bow
b)
Keys
c)
Reed
d)
Valve
5.
What is the only brass instrument to use a slide?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
French Horn
d)
Trombone
6.
Which type of reed does a clarinet use?
a)
Single
b)
Double
7.
These are the only two instruments that use a double reed.
a)
Flute & Clarinet
b)
Trumpet & Trombone
c)
Oboe & Bassoon
d)
Saxophone & Tuba
8.
The violin in larger than the viola.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Jimi Hendrix played which of these instruments?
a)
Drums
b)
Flute
c)
Guitar
d)
Trumpet
10.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
11.
Describe the sound of this instrument.
a)
Fuller, higher pitched
b)
Fuller, lower pitched
c)
Airy, higher pitched
d)
Airy, lower pitched
12.
This is a pitched percussion instrument found at the beginning of the Olympic theme song.
a)
Snare drum
b)
Bass drum
c)
Timpani
d)
Claves