1. A Variety of Instruments and the Families in Which They Belong
INSTRUMENT FAMILIES
A Variety of Instruments and the Families in Which They Belong

2. 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

3. STRING
Banjo
Mandolin
Double
Bass
Guitar
Violin
Harp

4. 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

5. WOODWIND
Clarinet
Flute
Bassoon
Oboe
Saxophone

6. 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

7. BRASS
Trombone
Euphonium
Trumpet
Tuba
Sousaphone
French Horn

8. 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

9. Percussion

10. 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?

11. ANSWER 1:
FLUTE

12. QUESTION 2:
In the String family: if the instrument is not played with a Bow then it is considered a…

13. Answer 2:
PLUCKED INSTRUMENT

14. What Family does the solo instrument belong to?
Question 3
What Family does the solo instrument belong to?

15. Answer 3
WOODWIND

16. What instrument did the soloist play?
Question 4
What instrument did the soloist play?

17. Answer 4
SAXOPHONE

18. 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?

19. Answer 5
Sousaphone

20. Name the instrument in the example.
Question 6
Name the instrument in the example.

21. Answer 6
Piano

22. What Family does the instrument belong to?
Question 7
What Family does the instrument belong to?

23. Answer 7
PERCUSSION

24. What Family is the piano mistaken with?
BONUS QUESTION!
What Family is the piano mistaken with?
Why?

25. 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.