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WorksheetsInstrument Families Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 39mins
Samuel, Evelyn, and William are organizing a string instrument parade! Can you help them line up the orchestral string family from smallest to largest?
Viola, Cello, Violin, Double Bass
Violin, Cello, Viola, Double Bass
Viola, Violin, Cello, Double Bass
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Samuel, Evelyn, and William are organizing a string instrument parade! Can you help them line up the orchestral string family from smallest to largest?
Viola, Cello, Violin, Double Bass
Violin, Cello, Viola, Double Bass
Viola, Violin, Cello, Double Bass
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Imagine Mason, Charlotte, and Aria are getting ready for their school orchestra performance! How should they hold their violins while playing?
On the floor supported by an endpin
Resting on the lap with hands plucking
Under the chin with the bow across strings
Against the chest without a shoulder rest
Imagine Michael, Elijah, and Kai are playing in an orchestra! What special role do the First Violins have compared to the Second Violins?
First tune between pieces, second conduct the ensemble
First play main melodies, second play counter melodies
First play percussion rhythms, second tune instruments
First only play pizzicato, second only play arco
Elijah and Avery are having a friendly debate in music class! Which statement best distinguishes the viola from the violin?
Slightly larger body giving lower, richer tone
Played horizontally across the performer’s lap
Much smaller size producing brighter piercing tone
Metal keys that soften and darken the tone
Sophia and Mason are getting ready for their school orchestra! Sophia picks up an instrument that she plays while seated, with its endpin resting on the floor. Which instrument did Sophia choose?
Violin, also called piccolo
Cello, also called violoncello
Viola, also called alt-violin
Double Bass, also called contralto
Michael, Ethan, and Scarlett are exploring the orchestra! Which description best matches the double bass?
Largest string instrument, played seated or standing
Smallest string instrument, only played seated
Middle-sized instrument, plucked more than bowed
Brightest treble instrument, mainly for solos
Match each technique with its description.
Arco
Playing with the bow
Pizzicato
Plucking strings with fingers
Glissando
Sliding the finger along string
David, Isla, and Mia are exploring different string techniques in their music class! Which of these techniques involve using the bow instead of just the fingers?
Arco during a melody line
Pizzicato on open strings
Tremolo for a buzzing effect
Double stopping with two notes
Maya and Elijah are practicing their violins. Maya challenges Elijah: "Can you show me what double stopping means for string players?" What is she asking him to do?
Sliding from one pitch to another
Playing two strings at once with the bow
Rapidly alternating up and down bows
Muting a string with the left hand only
James and Grace are exploring different music genres in class. Besides orchestral music, which genres do you think they might discover the double bass playing in?
Jazz, Rock, and Blues styles
Opera, Baroque, and Gregorian
Hip-hop, Techno, and Disco
Country, EDM, and Reggae
Emma, Olivia, and Scarlett are getting ready for their school orchestra! Can you help them match each instrument to its normal playing position?
Cello under chin; Bass across the lap
Double Bass under chin; Viola with endpin
Viola on lap; Violin standing without bow
Violin under chin; Cello seated with endpin
Michael, Ava, and Hannah are helping the orchestra conductor pick some extra string instruments for the big concert! Which instrument list includes other strings that are sometimes added to an orchestra’s string section?
Piano sometimes included
Clarinet as a string add-on
Harp as an additional string
Classical Guitar as an addition
Which of the following instruments is not part of the orchestral woodwind family?
Oboe
Flute
Violin
Clarinet
Explain the difference between single reed and double reed instruments.
The flute produces sound by blowing across a (a) .
Which material is commonly used to make modern flutes?
Wood
Metal
Plastic
Brass
Describe how the clarinet produces sound.
The saxophone is considered a woodwind instrument because it has a (a) in the mouthpiece.
What is the role of the bell in clarinets and oboes?
What is the common technique used to create sound in percussion instruments?
Hitting, shaking, or scraping
Blowing air
Plucking strings
Pressing keys
Which percussion instrument is known as the Kettle Drum?
Timpani
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
What distinguishes the Glockenspiel from the Vibraphone?
Size and presence of a motor
Material of the keys
Ability to play a melody
Use of mallets
What is the main characteristic of Untuned Percussion Instruments?
They can only play a rhythm
They can play a melody
They have definite pitch
They are made of metal
Which Tuned Percussion instrument looks like a piano but has bells inside?
Celeste
Tubular Bells
Xylophone
Vibraphone
(a) is a percussion instrument.
Match the following percussion instruments.
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Cymbal
Piano
Marimba
Which of the following is a stringed instrument?
trombone
saxophone
harp
timpani
What is a common percussion instrument found in many bands and orchestras?
Violin
Trumpet
Drum
Guitar
What family does the timpani belong to?
Brass
String
Percussion
Woodwind
Match the following
woodwind
clarinet
brass
trumpet
strings
violin
percussion
drum
percussion
tambourine
The only instrument made of brass in the woodwind family is the (a)
The vibration that makes the sound on a clarinet comes from the (a)
Which instrument in the brass family uses a slide instead of valves to produce different notes?
Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba
What is the purpose of a mute in brass instruments?
To increase the volume
To change the pitch
To muffle and make the sound quieter
To make the instrument easier to carry
What is the narrow end of a brass instrument called?
Bell
Mouthpiece
Tube
Slide
Which brass instrument produces the lowest sound?
Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba
What material are brass instruments typically made from?
Wood
Plastic
Brass
Steel
Describe how sound is created on a brass instrument?
