2. I NSTRUMENTS OF THE O RCHESTRA Naming the Families and their Instruments

3. C AN Y OU N AME T HE F OUR I NSTRUMENT F AMILIES ? Each of the instruments belongs in one for the 4 instrument families. Click on the instrument to see what family it belongs in and then take the instrument challenge to see how much you know. Violin Trumpet Clarinet Bass Drum After you have visited all four families, click here

4. S TRING F AMILY Violin String Bass Cello Viola Instruments in the String Family need to have strings that can be plucked or bowed.

5. B RASS F AMILY French Horn Trumpet Trombone Tuba Instruments in the Brass Family must be made of brass and use valves or a slide.

6. Oboe W OODWIND F AMILY Bassoon Clarinet Flute Piccolo Instruments in the Woodwind Family use wind and sometimes a wood reed.

7. P ERCUSSION F AMILY Gong Marimba Maracas Triangle Snare Drum Bass Drum Instruments in the Percussion Family need to shaken, struck or scraped.

8. Click on the Instrument that belongs in the String Family. Click the Instrument that belongs in the Brass Family. Click the Instrument that belongs in the Woodwind Family. Click the Instrument that belongs in the Percussion Family. Click the Instrument that plays the highest sound in the orchestra. H OW M UCH D O Y OU K NOW ? Make sure to keep track of your score and submit it into Edmodo.

9. How do the instruments need to be played to be in the Percussion Family? The strings need to be strummed or plucked. The instruments need to be shaken, scraped or struck. What instrument belongs in the Woodwind Family but isn’t in the orchestra? Bassoon Saxophone The piano can belong in which 2 families? Percussion and String Brass and Percussion What is the job of the Conductor? To keep the orchestra together To write the music the orchestra will be playing What instrument is in the String Family that is a little bigger than the violin? French Horn Viola

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12. C ONGRATULATIONS ! Y OU D ID I T !

13. W AY T O G O !

14. Y OU ’ RE D ONE ! Make sure to submit your score into our class Edmodo site. If your score was 9 or 10 correct, click here: If your score was 7 or 8, click here: If your score was 6 or below, click here:

15. Y OU P ASSED ! If your score was 7 or 8, you passed the quiz, but you may want to go back and review before going on to the next assignment. If you do, click the notes below and you will be taken back to the beginning of the quiz. Make sure to submit your new score along with your past score into Edmodo. Thanks for the hard work!

16. Y OU D ESERVE A P AT O N T HE B ACK ! If your score was a 9 or 10, you did a wonderful job! Record your score in Edmodo and continue onto our next assignment or click the link at the bottom to see if you can recognize the instruments by their sounds. Good Luck! http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/orchestra/