MADTSHIRT Instruments

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• Piccolo

• Flute

• Oboe

• Clarinet

Answer explanation

Did you know that you play a Flute by blowing across a hole in the mouthpiece.

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• Sitar

• Harp

• Banjo

• Acoustic Guitar

Answer explanation

Did you know a Harp has a set of Pedals on that need setting before a Harpist can play.

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• Saxophone

• Oboe

• Bassoon

• Flute

Answer explanation

Did you know that the person who invented the Saxophone was called Adolphe Sax.

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• Bongo drums

• Tom Toms

• Bass Drum

• Snare Drum

Answer explanation

Did you know the Snare Drum gets its name from the metal wires hanging under the bottom skin of the drum called a snare, these wires give the drum its unique sound.

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• Flute

• Oboe

• Piccolo

• Clarinet

Answer explanation

The Piccolo is the smallest Woodwind instrument.

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• Trombone

• Mellophone

• Cornet

• Trumpet

Answer explanation

If you play a Trumpet with a mute this is called "Con Sordini" in Italian.

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• Double Bass

• Viola

• Violin

• Cello

Answer explanation

The Cello is played sitting down.

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• Oboe

• Flute

• Cor Anglais

• Bassoon

Answer explanation

The Oboe uses a double reed.

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• Viola

• Cello

• Double Bass

• Violin

Answer explanation

The Violin has four strings.

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• Xylophone

• Marimba

• Glockenspiel

• Vibraphone

Answer explanation

Did you know that nearly everybody mistakes a Glockenspiel for a Xylophone. Glockenspiels have metal notes not wooden like a Xylophone.