by BlastRoom
Identify orchestral instrument families, sounds, and ranges.
#us_hs_music_fundamentals

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The photograph shows a long, silver instrument held sideways and played across a mouth hole. Which instrument is it?

A saxophone is made of metal, but which family does it belong to?
How does a brass player start the sound on a trumpet?
The photograph shows the smallest instrument in the string family: a wooden instrument with four strings, f-holes, and a bow beside it. Which instrument is it?

Which family includes the violin, viola, cello, and double bass?
Among trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba, which instrument usually has the lowest range?
The photograph shows a black tube with silver keys, a single reed mouthpiece, and a flared bell. Which instrument is it?

A musician shakes maracas to make sound. Which family do maracas belong to?
What vibrates to produce the basic sound of a violin?
The photograph shows a large copper-colored drum with a bowl-shaped body and a pedal. Which instrument is it?

Three of these instruments belong to the string family. Which one does not?
The photograph shows a curved brass tube wrapped in circles with a large bell. Which instrument is it?

The photograph shows a cello. How does a cellist hold the instrument to play it?

How does a flute make its sound?
Which instrument usually sounds highest in the standard string family?
The photograph shows a brass instrument with three valves and a forward-facing bell. Which instrument is it?

The oboe belongs to which instrument family?
What begins the sound in an oboe?
The photograph shows the largest instrument in the string family, standing upright on the floor on its endpin: a wooden instrument with a curved body and four strings. Which instrument is it?

A xylophone has a row of wooden bars of different lengths, played with mallets. Which family does it belong to?

Place these woodwinds from highest to lowest usual range: flute, clarinet, bassoon. Which is lowest?
The photograph shows a brass instrument with a long U-shaped slide instead of valves. Which instrument is it?

How does a trombonist change pitch on the trombone?
A drummer strikes a snare drum. What vibrates to make its main sound?
The photograph shows a small, dark wooden instrument with a narrow double-reed mouthpiece and a small bell. Which instrument is it?

The bassoon has a long wooden body and is played by blowing air into it. Which family is it part of?

Which of these woodwinds does not use a reed?
Which brass instrument usually sounds higher, trumpet or tuba?
The photograph shows two round metal plates that are clashed together. Which instrument is it?

A violinist rubs rosin on the bow hair before playing. How does this help produce sound?
The photograph shows a tall wooden woodwind with many keys and a curved metal tube at the top. Which instrument is it?

A player changes pitch by pressing valves and changing lip tension. Which family is being described?
In the usual string-family order from high to low, what comes immediately below the violin?
The photograph shows a large brass instrument with a wide bell and three or four valves. Which instrument is it?

Which family includes instruments commonly struck, shaken, or scraped?
Which of these instruments is not in the brass family?
The photograph shows a violin standing beside a larger instrument of the same shape. Which instrument is the larger one?

What starts the sound in a clarinet?
The photograph shows a percussion instrument played with mallets. Which instrument is it?

Which instrument is highest in the usual woodwind order: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon?
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