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Musical Instruments and families

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Bows

2.

Which family is typically played with a bow or plucked?

a)

Percussion

b)

String

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

3.

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

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

String

4.

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

a)

Trio

b)

Duet

c)

Minute

d)

Orchestra

5.

Which of the following woodwind instruments uses a double reed?

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

bassoon

d)

violin

6.

Which family does the trombone belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

7.

How are the instrument families grouped?

a)

by the way they produce vibration

b)

what they are made of

c)

how high or low their pitch is

d)

arbitrarily

8.

The smaller the instrument, the _______________ the pitch.

a)

lower

b)

higher

9.

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

a)

String

b)

Percussion

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

10.

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

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

11.

Which of the following woodwind instruments does not use a reed?

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

bassoon

d)

violin

12.

Which family does the piccolo belong to?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

String

13.

Which ensemble has five players?

a)

Duet

b)

Trio

c)

Quartet

d)

Quintet

14.

How do brass instruments produce sound?

a)

lip vibration

b)

strings

c)

reeds

d)

striking them

15.

Which instrument family is missing from the Marching Band?

a)

Woodwinds

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

16.

Which family does the viola belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

17.

Which family does the piano belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

18.

The saxophone is a popular jazz instrument, but what was its first use?

a)

wall ornament

b)

military music

c)

drowning out flutes

d)

bluegrass music

19.

What do you call the small piece of wood that produces vibration in most woodwind instruments?

a)

reed

b)

stick

c)

twig

d)

board

20.

Which instruments are in a String Quartet?

a)

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello

b)

Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

c)

Violin, Viola, Cello

d)

Violin, Viola 1, Viola 2, Bass