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Instruments by Family
Which orchestra family each instrument belongs to and how it makes sound.
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- ViolinInstrumentStringsThe smallest and highest of the bowed strings
- ViolaInstrumentStrings
- CelloInstrumentStrings
- Double bassInstrumentStringsThe largest and lowest string instrument
- HarpInstrumentStringsPlucked, with 47 strings on a concert harp
- GuitarInstrumentStrings (plucked)
- BanjoInstrumentStrings (plucked)
- UkuleleInstrumentStrings (plucked)
- MandolinInstrumentStrings (plucked)
- FluteInstrumentWoodwind
- PiccoloInstrumentWoodwindA small flute that sounds higher
- OboeInstrumentWoodwind (double reed)
- English hornInstrumentWoodwind (double reed)Neither English nor a horn
- ClarinetInstrumentWoodwind (single reed)
- BassoonInstrumentWoodwind (double reed)
- ContrabassoonInstrumentWoodwind (double reed)Lowest orchestral woodwind
- SaxophoneInstrumentWoodwind (single reed)Made of brass but played with a reed
- RecorderInstrumentWoodwind (fipple flute)
- TrumpetInstrumentBrass
- TromboneInstrumentBrassUses a slide
- French hornInstrumentBrass
- TubaInstrumentBrassThe lowest brass instrument
- CornetInstrumentBrass
- EuphoniumInstrumentBrass
- BugleInstrumentBrass
- Snare drumInstrumentPercussion
- Bass drumInstrumentPercussion
- TimpaniInstrumentPercussionKettle drums that can be tuned
- CymbalsInstrumentPercussion
- TriangleInstrumentPercussion
- TambourineInstrumentPercussion
- XylophoneInstrumentPercussion (tuned wooden bars)
- MarimbaInstrumentPercussion (tuned wooden bars)
- GlockenspielInstrumentPercussion (tuned metal bars)
- VibraphoneInstrumentPercussion (tuned metal bars with motors)
- MaracasInstrumentPercussion
- CastanetsInstrumentPercussion
- GongInstrumentPercussion
- Tubular bellsInstrumentPercussion
- PianoInstrumentKeyboard (struck strings)Sometimes counted with percussion
- OrganInstrumentKeyboard (pipes or electronic)
- HarpsichordInstrumentKeyboard (plucked strings)
- CelestaInstrumentKeyboard (hammers hit metal plates)
- SynthesizerInstrumentElectronic keyboard
- Which family makes sound by bowing, plucking or strumming strings?InstrumentStrings
- Which family makes sound by blowing across or into a reed or opening?InstrumentWoodwinds
- Which family makes sound by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece?InstrumentBrass
- Which family makes sound by striking, shaking or scraping?InstrumentPercussion
- How many instrument families are in a standard orchestra?InstrumentFour: strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
- Which string instrument is played while standing and is the biggest?InstrumentDouble bass
- Which brass instrument has a slide?InstrumentTrombone
- Which woodwind has no reed?InstrumentFlute
- What makes a woodwind's sound?InstrumentAir vibrating across an edge or reed
- BagpipesInstrumentWoodwind (reed pipes with an air bag)
- HarmonicaInstrumentFree reed instrument
- AccordionInstrumentFree reed instrument with bellows
- DidgeridooInstrumentWind instrument from Aboriginal Australia
- SitarInstrumentPlucked string instrument from India
- Steel drumInstrumentPercussion from Trinidad and Tobago
- KotoInstrumentPlucked string instrument from Japan
- DjembeInstrumentHand drum from West Africa
- BongosInstrumentPair of small hand drums
- Pan fluteInstrumentWind instrument made of tubes of different lengths
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