Name:_________________________
Date:_____________________
Period:__________________
Instrument Identification Quiz
WORD BANK
Tuba
Single
Strike
Flute
Trumpet
French Horn
Oboe
Trombone
Valves
Vibrate
Snare Drum
Slide
Clarinet
Double Bass
Euphonium
Non-pitched
Baritone
Buzz
Timpani
Bass Drum
Double
Saxophone
Keys
Bassoon
Xylophone
1. Name the woodwind instruments in the band.
2. What makes the bassoon and ____________________ special is that they both use_______________________reeds.
3. Woodwinds do not have buttons, but they have__________________________.
4. The ______________________________ is the only woodwind instrument that does not use a reed.
5. Name the brass instruments in the band.
6. The _____________________________________ is the only string instrument used in a traditional band setting.
7. All instruments must _____________________________________ in order to make a sound.
8. _______________________________________ is the only the drum that has multiple notes/pitches.
9. Clarinet and _________________________ are the only woodwinds that use _________________ reeds.
10. Maracas, Castanets, Tambourines, ______________ and ______________, are examples of non-pitched percussion
(percussion instruments were the notes don’t change)
11. Brass players must ________________________________ their lips to make a sound.
12. _____________________, Vibraphone and Bells are examples of pitched/mallet percussion.
13. Brass players do not have buttons, they have________________________________. Trombones use a _________.
14. We do not hit percussion instruments, we___________________________ them.
15. The _______________________________ has the smallest mouthpiece in the brass family.
16. Another name for the baritone is the ___________________________. It means “beautiful sounds”.