WorksheetsMusical Instruments and families
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The smaller the instrument, the _______________ the pitch.
lower
higher
There are 4 instrument families of the orchestra. Which one is NOT a family of instruments?
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
Bows
Which family is typically played with a bow or plucked?
Percussion
String
Woodwind
Brass
Which family does the piccolo belong to?
Percussion
Brass
Woodwind
String
Which instruments are in a String Quartet?
Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Violin, Viola, Cello
Violin, Viola 1, Viola 2, Bass
Which family does the piano belong to?
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
String
When all 4 instrument families sit/play together this is called an _______.
Trio
Duet
Minute
Orchestra
What do you call the small piece of wood that produces vibration in most woodwind instruments?
reed
stick
twig
board
Which family does the viola belong to?
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
String
Which family is played by striking the instrument, either with your hand or a mallet?
String
Woodwind
Percussion
Brass
Which instrument family is missing from the Marching Band?
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings
Which of the following woodwind instruments uses a double reed?
flute
clarinet
bassoon
violin
Which ensemble has five players?
Duet
Trio
Quartet
Quintet
Which family does the trombone belong to?
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
String
Which family is made up of several feet of metal tubing and has valves or slides?
String
Percussion
Woodwind
Brass
Which of the following woodwind instruments does not use a reed?
flute
clarinet
bassoon
violin
How do brass instruments produce sound?
lip vibration
strings
reeds
striking them
The saxophone is a popular jazz instrument, but what was its first use?
wall ornament
military music
drowning out flutes
bluegrass music
How are the instrument families grouped?
by the way they produce vibration
what they are made of
how high or low their pitch is
arbitrarily
Which family makes its sounds by vibrating a reed (except for 1 instrument)?
Percussion
Woodwind
Brass
String
