A Variety of Instruments and the Families in Which They Belong INSTRUMENT FAMILIES A Variety of Instruments and the Families in Which They Belong
STRING FAMILY All these instruments have stings. Some strings are made of silk, nylon, or steel Plucked instruments include: Guitar Harp Mandolin Banjo String instrument played with a Bow include Violin Viola Cello Double Bass
STRING Banjo Mandolin Double Bass Guitar Violin Harp
WOODWIND FAMILY All instruments require wind to create a sound. Flute/Piccolo are the only woodwind instruments that do not need a reed. Reed Instruments include: Clarinet Saxophone Double Reed Instruments include: Bassoon Oboe
WOODWIND Clarinet Flute Bassoon Oboe Saxophone
BRASS FAMILY All instruments are made of Metal All use a cup like mouth piece Vibrations and Air help make the sounds Trombone is the only brass instrument without valves Upper Brass include: Trumpet French Horn Lower Brass include: Tuba/Sousaphone Euphonium Trombone
BRASS Trombone Euphonium Trumpet Tuba Sousaphone French Horn
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS All percussion instruments require movement or striking Piano is often mistaken as a string instrument but it is a percussion. Percussion instruments have definite (specific notes) or indefinite pitch (non-specific notes) Definite Pitch Instruments include: Hand Bells Marimba Piano Xylophone Indefinite Pitch Instruments include: Drums Maracas Triangle Tambourine
Percussion
Which instrument in the Woodwind Family does not have a reed? NAME THAT INSTRUMENT QUESTION 1: Which instrument in the Woodwind Family does not have a reed?
ANSWER 1: FLUTE
QUESTION 2: In the String family: if the instrument is not played with a Bow then it is considered a…
Answer 2: PLUCKED INSTRUMENT
What Family does the solo instrument belong to? Question 3 What Family does the solo instrument belong to?
Answer 3 WOODWIND
What instrument did the soloist play? Question 4 What instrument did the soloist play?
Answer 4 SAXOPHONE
What brass instrument is named for The March King, John Philip Sousa? Question 5 What brass instrument is named for The March King, John Philip Sousa?
Answer 5 Sousaphone
Name the instrument in the example. Question 6 Name the instrument in the example.
Answer 6 Piano
What Family does the instrument belong to? Question 7 What Family does the instrument belong to?
Answer 7 PERCUSSION
What Family is the piano mistaken with? BONUS QUESTION! What Family is the piano mistaken with? Why?
Answer STRING The piano is mistaken for a string instrument because it have strings. The piano is considered a Percussion Instrument because it uses hammers to strike the strings to produce a sound.