Brass
Keyboard
Percussion
Strings
Woodwind
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Its sound tube is made longer of
shorter by moving its slide. This
changes the pitch.
What is a Trombone?
It is the deepest-pitched brass
instrument of the orchestra.
What is a Tuba?
Brilliant high sounds are made by
blowing through a six-foot tube
of brass. It has three valves.
What is a trumpet?
Related to old hunting horns, it
has three valves and a fared bell.
What is a French Horn?
This sound tube curls around the
player’s body and opens into a
huge bell above the player’s
head.
What is a Sousaphone?
This large instrument has 88 keys
which you strike with your
fingers.
What is a piano?
A keyboard instrument that
produces sound by means of air
blowing through pipes.
What is the Organ?
An electronic instrument that can
produce an amazing range of
electronic sounds.
What is a Synthesizer?
In this keyboard instrument the
strings are plucked by tiny quills
What is a Harpsichord?
This keyboard instrument gets its
name because it takes up less
room than the Grand Piano.
What is the Upright Piano?
These two rattles are filled with
grains.
What are Maracas?
When these two brass plates are
clashed together, a loud ringing
sound is made.
What are Cymbals?
This huge metal plate shape
hangs from a frame and is tapped
with a mallet.
What is a Gong?
This side drum has snares which
vibrate when the drumhead is
tapped with drumsticks.
What is a Snare Drum?
This handheld drum has metal
discs which rattle when shaken.
What is a Tambourine?
It is the smallest bowed
instrument of the orchestra.
What is the Violin?
It has 47 strings which are
plucked to make sound.
What is a Harp?
It looks like the double bass but
is smaller in size.
What is the Cello?
This large instrument stands six
feet tall and is played with a bow.
What is the Double Bass?
It looks like the violin but is
larger in size.
What is the Viola?
It is a long silver pipe with holes
and finger keys.
What is a Flute?
This single-reed brass instrument
makes medium range tones?
What is a Saxophone?
About the same size as an oboe,
it has a single-reed mouthpiece
and a straight sound tube.
What is a Clarinet?
The name of the largest
Woodwind instruments in the
Orchestra.
What is Bassoon?
It is also called a mouth organ
and is played in a lot of blues and
country music.
What is a Harmonica?