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The Instruments of the Orchestra

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  • What happens when the clarinets play a sweet duet?
    All your worries go away.
  • The ______ makes its notes with a slide.
    trumpet
    trombone
    tuba
    horn
  • Wood winds are found in the ______ row.
    fourth
    second
    first
    thrid
  • True or False: The oboe and the bassoon use a single reed to blow.
    False
  • What family do use if you are looking for a march, a big band, or a grand fanfare?
    strings
    woodwinds
    percussion
    brass
  • Which percussion instrument goes rum-te-tum tum?
    snare drum
  • Which family have long bodies and have keys that you can press?
    percussion
    brass
    woodwinds
    strings
  • Violin, viola, cello, bass and harp have what type of bodies?
    wood
  • True or False: A piano is considered a percussion instrument.
    True
  • Most strings have how many strings?
    4
  • How do you play brass instruments.
    By pressing keys with your foot
    By buzzing your lips into a mouthpiece and blowing air
    By striking them with a stick
    By plucking strings with your fingers
  • Where can you find the percussion instruments?
    In the back
  • What are the four instrument families in an orchestra?
    strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion
  • What does the conductor use to lead the orchestra?
    baton
  • Which instrument family is the loudest?
    strings
    woodwinds
    percussion
    bass
  • Brass instruments have _______ feet of tubes that are coiled up
    6 - 18
    6 - 20
    7 - 19
    5 - 15
  • What is the largest section in the orchestra?
    strings
  • Which family uses breath to make sound?
    brass
    strings
    percussion
    woodwinds
  • ______ produce sound by vibrating _____ that are bowed or plucked.
    woodwinds
    percussion
    brass
    strings
  • The instruments follow the __________ as they play for you.
    conductor
  • All the instruments ______ together when they play for you.
    tune
    blend
    play
    crash