Transcript Instruments of the Orchestra

INSTRUMENTS OF THE
ORCHESTRA
Naming the Families and their Instruments
CAN YOU NAME THE FOUR INSTRUMENT
FAMILIES?
Each of the instruments belongs in one for the 4 instrument families.
Click on the instrument to see what family it belongs in and then take
the instrument challenge to see how much you know.
Violin
After you have visited
all four families,
click here
Clarinet
Trumpet
Bass Drum
STRING FAMILY
Violin
Instruments in the
String Family need to
have strings that can
be plucked or bowed.
Cello
Viola
String Bass
BRASS FAMILY
Trombone
French Horn
Instruments in the
Brass Family must be
made of brass and use
valves or a slide.
Trumpet
Tuba
WOODWIND FAMILY
Flute
Clarinet
Bassoon
Instruments in the
Woodwind Family use
wind and sometimes a
wood reed.
Piccolo
Oboe
PERCUSSION FAMILY
Triangle
Maracas
Instruments in the
Percussion Family
need to shaken, struck
or scraped.
Gong
Marimba
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
Click on the Instrument that belongs in the String Family.
Make sure to keep
track of your score
and submit it into
Edmodo.
Click the Instrument that belongs in the Brass Family.
Click the Instrument that belongs in the Woodwind Family.
Click the Instrument that belongs in the Percussion Family.
Click the Instrument that plays the highest sound in the orchestra.
How do the instruments need to be played to be in the Percussion Family?
The strings need to be strummed or plucked.
The instruments need to be shaken, scraped or struck.
What instrument belongs in the Woodwind Family but isn’t in the orchestra?
Bassoon
Saxophone
The piano can belong in which 2 families?
Percussion and String
Brass and Percussion
What is the job of the Conductor?
To keep the orchestra together
To write the music the orchestra will be playing
What instrument is in the String Family that is a little bigger than the violin?
French Horn
Viola
OOPS, TRY AGAIN!
TRY AGAIN
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID IT!
WAY TO GO!
YOU’RE DONE!
Make sure to submit your score into our class
Edmodo site.
If your score was 9 or 10 correct, click here:
If your score was 7 or 8, click here:
If your score was 6 or below, click here:
YOU PASSED!
If your score was 7 or 8, you passed the quiz, but
you may want to go back and review before going
on to the next assignment. If you do, click the
notes below and you will be taken back to the
beginning of the quiz.
Make sure to submit your new score along with
your past score into Edmodo.
Thanks for the hard work!
YOU DESERVE A PAT ON THE BACK!
If your score was a 9 or 10, you did a wonderful job!
Record your score in Edmodo and continue onto our next
assignment or click the link at the bottom to see if you can
recognize
the
instruments
by their
sounds.
Good
Luck!
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