Violin: Strings
Viola: Strings
Cello: Strings
Double bass: Strings
Harp: Strings
Guitar: Strings (plucked)
Banjo: Strings (plucked)
Ukulele: Strings (plucked)
Mandolin: Strings (plucked)
Flute: Woodwind
Piccolo: Woodwind
Oboe: Woodwind (double reed)
English horn: Woodwind (double reed)
Clarinet: Woodwind (single reed)
Bassoon: Woodwind (double reed)
Contrabassoon: Woodwind (double reed)
Saxophone: Woodwind (single reed)
Recorder: Woodwind (fipple flute)
Trumpet: Brass
Trombone: Brass
French horn: Brass
Tuba: Brass
Cornet: Brass
Euphonium: Brass
Bugle: Brass
Snare drum: Percussion
Bass drum: Percussion
Timpani: Percussion
Cymbals: Percussion
Triangle: Percussion
Tambourine: Percussion
Xylophone: Percussion (tuned wooden bars)
Marimba: Percussion (tuned wooden bars)
Glockenspiel: Percussion (tuned metal bars)
Vibraphone: Percussion (tuned metal bars with motors)
Maracas: Percussion
Castanets: Percussion
Gong: Percussion
Tubular bells: Percussion
Piano: Keyboard (struck strings)
Organ: Keyboard (pipes or electronic)
Harpsichord: Keyboard (plucked strings)
Celesta: Keyboard (hammers hit metal plates)
Synthesizer: Electronic keyboard
Which family makes sound by bowing, plucking or strumming strings?: Strings
Which family makes sound by blowing across or into a reed or opening?: Woodwinds
Which family makes sound by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece?: Brass
Which family makes sound by striking, shaking or scraping?: Percussion
How many instrument families are in a standard orchestra?: Four: strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
Which string instrument is played while standing and is the biggest?: Double bass
Which brass instrument has a slide?: Trombone
Which woodwind has no reed?: Flute
What makes a woodwind's sound?: Air vibrating across an edge or reed
Bagpipes: Woodwind (reed pipes with an air bag)
Harmonica: Free reed instrument
Accordion: Free reed instrument with bellows
Didgeridoo: Wind instrument from Aboriginal Australia
Sitar: Plucked string instrument from India
Steel drum: Percussion from Trinidad and Tobago
Koto: Plucked string instrument from Japan
Djembe: Hand drum from West Africa
Bongos: Pair of small hand drums
Pan flute: Wind instrument made of tubes of different lengths

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