Quiz 3: Instrument Families

What are the four instrument families?

• Brass, Wind, Xylophones, and Strings

• Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Drums

• Brass, Strings, Woodwind, Percussion

• Piano, Strings, Woodwind, Brass

Which of these is NOT a way that you play a string instrument?

• Plucking

• Bowing

• Shaking

• Strumming

Which of these are the ways that you play a percussion instrument?

• Hitting, Shaking, and Scraping

• Hitting, Plucking, and Bowing

• Blowing Air Into a Brass Mouthpiece

• Blowing Air Into A Reed Mouthpiece

Percussion can be classified into which two categories?

• Slide and Flute

• Treble and Bass

• Pitched and Unpitched

• Single Reed and Double Reed

Which of these instruments belongs to the woodwind family?

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What is the difference between pitched and un-pitched percussion instruments?

Which instrument family does the saxophone belong to?

What is the name for the unique quality or characteristic sound of a particular instrument or voice that helps us to identify (think: piercing vs rough vs breathy vs rich, etc)

Match the instrument to the correct family

• String

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• Percussion

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• Brass

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• Woodwind

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What family does the triangle belong to?