Instruments

Question 1

Viola

Answer 1

A string instrument which is slightly larger and lower than a violin

Question 2

Tuba

Answer 2

The largest and lowest brass instrument.

Question 3

Tabla

Answer 3

two Indian drums

Question 4

Sitar

Answer 4

A plucked string instrument from India

Question 5

Oboe

Answer 5

A woodwind instrument with a double reed, sounds high/floaty/ gentle

Question 6

Hi-Hat Cymbals

Answer 6

Untuned percussion, part of a drum kit, two cymbals, sounds echoed and clashy/ basic/ solid.

Question 7

French Horn

Answer 7

A brass instrument, sounds like a fantasy and mythical almost.

Question 8

Clarsach

Answer 8

A small Scottish Harp.

Question 9

Castanets

Answer 9

untuned percussion, popular in Spanish music, sounds snappy and quick.

Question 10

Bongo drums

Answer 10

Untuned percussion, the drums are joined in pairs and usually played with the hands, sounds deep and hollow.

Question 11

Bodhran

Answer 11

A Celtic wooden drum held in one hand and played with a wooden beater, sounds flat and solid, simple/basic almost.

Question 12

Bassoon

Answer 12

The lowest woodwind instrument, uses a double reed, sounds posh and very skilled in different tones/pitches/ranges.

Question 13

Bass Drum

Answer 13

Untuned percussion, a bug drum, low in pitch, sounds deep and solid/ flat.

Question 14

Bass Guitar

Answer 14

A 4 string guitar which is pitched lower than a guitar. Sounds low and sort of zappy.

Question 15

Brass Band

Answer 15

A band with Brass and Percussion Instruments.

Question 16

Clarinet

Answer 16

A woodwind instrument which uses a single reed, sounds long and floaty/gentle.

Question 17

Cello

Answer 17

A string instrument which is larger than a violin and smaller than a double bass, sounds high and deep, gentle, free and floaty.

Question 18

Cymbals

Answer 18

Untuned percussion, they can be crashed or struck with a stick or beater, sounds messy, clashy and long.

Question 19

Double bass

Answer 19

The largest and lowest string instrument, sounds deep and unsettling.

Question 20

Flute

Answer 20

A woodwind instrument which is made of metal, sounds gentle, high pitched, very skilled and recognisable.

Question 21

Glockenspiel

Answer 21

A tuned percussion instrument with metal bars, sounds high and flat/very gentle and basic/solid.

Question 22

Güiro

Answer 22

Untuned percussion instrument, hollowed out wood that is scraped with a wooden stick/beater, sounds fast/basic/simple and itchy

Question 23

Harp

Answer 23

Sounds dreamy and floaty, distinctive.

Question 24

Harpsichord

Answer 24

always in baroque music, before piano, sounds like a scratchy piano and is distinctive

Question 25

Pan Pipes

Answer 25

Sounds windy and gentle

Question 26

Recorder

Answer 26

sounds a lot like flute, main types are descant, treble, tenor and bass.

Question 27

Saxophone

Answer 27

A woodwind instrument, sounds squeaky and very strong, wide range of tones like voices.

Question 28

Snare Drum

Answer 28

Untuned Percussion, sounds solid and metallic, can be played with snares or brushes, when played with brushes it sounds like jazz.

Question 29

Tambourine

Answer 29

Untuned percussion with jingles, sounds solid and catchy.

Question 30

Timpani

Answer 30

Tuned percussion instrument, large drum often played with hand or by a pedal, sounds solid/echoey and deep/hollow.

Question 31

triangle

Answer 31

Untuned percussion, sounds solid and simple, noticeable.

Question 32

Trombone

Answer 32

Brass instrument with a slide which makes it go different ranges very fast and it can sound low, medium or high.

Question 33

Trumpet

Answer 33

The highest brass instrument, normally only sounds high or medium, only sometimes somewhat low.

Question 34

Violin

Answer 34

The highest string instrument, played very high but when played slow it can still sound high or even low, has a somewhat wide range so it could be high or medium or maybe even low.

Question 35

Wind Band

Answer 35

A band with woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.

Question 36

Xylophone

Answer 36

A tuned percussion instrument with wooden bars, sounds solid and high, quite noticeable.

Question 37

Accordion

Answer 37

Sounds windy and solid like a woodwind instrument but keys are actually pressed, it's a bit of both, stretchy.