Instruments of the Orchestra

Question 1

Arco

Answer 1

Bowing

Question 2

Bass Drum

Answer 2

A deep sounding drum
Percussion

Question 3

Bassoon

Answer 3

Lowest woodwind instrument

Question 4

Blowing

Answer 4

Sound produced by blowing into or across the mouthpiece of an instrument

Question 5

Bongo Drums

Answer 5

African drum

Question 6

Bowing

Answer 6

Drawing a bow across the strings of a stringed instrument

Question 7

Brass

Answer 7

Family of instruments made from metal with a mouthpiece

Question 8

Castanets

Answer 8

Percussion instrument popular in Spanish music

Question 9

Cello

Answer 9

Second lowest string instrument

Question 10

Clarinet

Answer 10

Smooth sound and wide range of notes

Question 11

Con Sordino

Answer 11

Muted

Question 12

Cymbals

Answer 12

Percussion instrument made of metal and round

Question 13

Double Bass

Answer 13

Lowest string instrument

Question 14

Drum Kit

Answer 14

Set of drums and cymbals

Question 15

Flute

Answer 15

Second highest woodwind intrument

Question 16

Flutter-Tonguing

Answer 16

Method of playing woodwind or brass intruments by rolling r’s

Question 17

French Horn

Answer 17

Uses keys to change pitch
Brass

Question 18

Glockenspiel

Answer 18

Made of metal and struck with hard beaters
Percussion

Question 19

Guiro

Answer 19

Hollow wood with ridges which is scraped with a wooden stick
Percussion

Question 20

Harp

Answer 20

String instrument which is plucked

Question 21

Muted

Answer 21

A device which changes the sound of an instrument

Question 22

Oboe

Answer 22

Rougher version of Clarinet

Question 23

Orchestra

Answer 23

Large instrument ensemble containing string, woodwind, brass and percussion intruments

Question 24

Percussion

Answer 24

Tuned - produces a tune
Untuned - produces one tone

Question 25

Piccolo

Answer 25

Tiny flute and highest woodwind instrument

Question 26

Pizzicato

Answer 26

Plucking strings

Question 27

Plucking

Answer 27

Pizzicato

Question 28

Rolls

Answer 28

Fast reptition of notes

Question 29

Saxophone

Answer 29

Woodwind intrument often used in jazz music

Question 30

Striking

Answer 30

Hitting an instrument to produce sound

Question 31

Strings

Answer 31

Family of instruments either played arco or pizzicato

Question 32

Tambourine

Answer 32

Percussion intrument made of wood with small metal jingles that is played by striking

Question 33

Timpani

Answer 33

Large copper coloured drum with different pitches that can be changed by hand or pedal

Question 34

Triangle

Answer 34

Percussion instrument made of metal and struck with a metal beater

Question 35

Trombone

Answer 35

Uses a slide to change pitch and can play glissandos easily Brass

Question 36

Trumpet

Answer 36

Highest brass instrument

Question 37

Tuba

Answer 37

Lowest brass instrument

Question 38

Viola

Answer 38

Second highest string instrument

Question 39

Violin

Answer 39

Highest string instrument

Question 40

Woodwind

Answer 40

Family of instruments that are blown into

Question 41

Xylophone

Answer 41

Made of wood and struck with beaters

Question 42

Col legno

Answer 42

Hitting strings of a bowed instrument with the bow

Question 43

Glissando

Answer 43

Sliding from one note to the other

Question 44

Organ

Answer 44

Keyboard instrument often found in churches

Question 45

Panpipes

Answer 45

Woodwind instrument with several pipes that are different lengths to make different notes

Question 46

Piano (instrument)

Answer 46

Keyboard instrument invented in classical period

Question 47

Recorder

Answer 47

Woodwind instrument found in early baroque music