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Orchestra Instrument Families

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What instrument family makes its sound by either hitting, shaking, or scraping?

a)

String Family

b)

Brass Family

c)

Woodwind Family

d)

Percussion Family

2.

What instrument family makes its sound by buzzing into a mouthpiece?

a)

String Family

b)

Brass Family

c)

Woodwind Family

d)

Percussion Family

3.

What brass instrument is pictured?

a)

Tuba

b)

Trumpet

c)

Trombone

d)

Cello

4.

What instrument family makes its sound using a bow or fingers?

a)

String Family

b)

Brass Family

c)

Woodwind Family

d)

Percussion Family

5.

Which of the following percussion instruments is the snare drum?

a)
b)

c)

d)

6.

What instrument family makes its sound when a reed vibrates after blowing air into a mouthpiece?

a)

String Family

b)

Brass Family

c)

Woodwind Family

d)

Percussion Family

7.

The saxophone belongs to what instrument family?

a)

String Family

b)

Brass Family

c)

Woodwind Family

d)

Percussion Family

8.

The violin, viola, cello, double bass, and harp are all a part of the string family.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What brass instrument is pictured?

a)

Trumpet

b)

French Horn

c)

Tuba

d)

Bassoon

10.

The following instrument is the ?

a)

Tuba

b)

Snare Drum

c)

Bassoon

d)

Cello

11.

What are the 3 categories of woodwind instruments?

a)

High, Medium, and Low

b)

Oboe, English Horn, and Bassoon

c)

Flutes, Single Reeds, and Double Reeds

d)

Flute, Piccolo, and Recorder

12.

The grand piano belongs in what two instrument families?

a)

Brass and Percussion

b)

Woodwind and Brass

c)

String and Brass

d)

String and Percussion

13.

Which of these is NOT a category of percussion instruments?

a)

Pitched Percussion

b)

Color Percussion

c)

Non-pitched percussion

d)

High Brass Percussion