Grade 5 Instruments Flashcards
List the woodwind instruments in order
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Oboe
- Cor anglais
- Clarinet
- Bassoon
List the string instruments in order
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Double bass
- Harp
List the brass instruments in order
- Trumpet
- Horn
- Trombone
- Tuba
List the percussion instruments with definite pitch
- Timpani
- Tubular bells
- Xylophone
- Marimba
- Glockenspiel
- Vibraphone
- Celesta
List the percussion instruments with indefinite pitch
- Side drum
- Bass drum
- Cymbals
- Tambourine
- Castanets
- Tam-tam
- Triangle
Explain the harp
Plays music on two staves, pedals change the pitch of the strings
Explain the piccolo
Small type of flute, uses treble clef and plays notes one octave higher than notes written
Explain the cor anglais
Also known as the English Horn, closely related to oboe, uses treble clef and is a transposing instrument
Explain the tubular bells
Definite pitch, vertical metal bars struck with one or two small hammers
Explain the xylophone
Definite pitch, horizontal wooden bars arranged like a piano and hit with beaters
Explain the marimba
Definite pitch, horizontal wooden bars arranged like a piano (more mellow than xylophone, hit with softer beaters)
Explain the glockenspiel
Definite pitch, horizontal metal bars arranged like a piano and hit with beaters
Explain the vibraphone
Definite pitch, horizontal metal bars arranged like a piano and hit with beaters (softer than glockenspiel, has motor to add vibrations to sound)
Explain the celesta
Definite pitch, looks like a piano but contains metal bars instead of strings, produces a bell like sound
Explain the tambourine
Indefinite pitch, small cymbal-like discs around the outer edge, sometimes has a skin/membrane, hit or shaken by hand
Explain castanets
Indefinite pitch, two small discs of wood hit together with fingers, originates from Spain
Explain the tam-tam
Indefinite pitch, a large gong hit with a beater
Explain the triangle
Indefinite pitch, metal triangle hit with a metal beater
