Ochestral Families

Question 1

What are the 4 orchestral families?

Answer 1

1. woodwind
2. brass
3. strings
4. percussion

Question 2

What are the 4 main instruments in the woodwind family?

Answer 2

1. flute
2. oboe
3. clarinet
4. bassoon

Question 3

What are the 4 main instruments in the brass family?

Answer 3

1. trumpet
2. french horn
3. trombone
4. tuba

Question 4

What are the 4 main instruments in the strings family?

Answer 4

1. violin
2. viola
3. cello
4. double bass

Question 5

What are 2 pitched instruments in the percussion family?

Answer 5

timpani, marimba, xylophone

Question 6

What are 2 unpitched instruments in the percussion family?

Answer 6

snare drum, cymbals

Question 7

What instruments use the treble clef?

Answer 7

flute, oboe, clarinet
violin
trumpet, french horn

Question 8

What instruments use the bass clef?

Answer 8

bassoon
cello, double bass
trombone, tuba
timpani

Question 9

What are the NON-transposing instruments?

Answer 9

flute, oboe, bassoon
trombone, tuba
violin, viola, cello
timpani

Question 10

What are the transposing instruments?

Answer 10

clarinet, trumpet (B flat)
french horn (F)
double bass (octave down)

Question 11

What instruments can play each other’s music without a change of pitch?

Answer 11

1. flute, oboe, violin (treble clef, non-transposing)
2. bassoon, cello, trombone, tuba (bass clef, non-transposing)
3. trumpet, clarinet (treble clef, transposing to B flat)

Question 12

What instruments cannot play from any other instrument’s music part?

Answer 12

1. timpani (can only play single notes)
2. viola (only instrument that uses the alto clef)
3. french horn( only standard orchestral instrument pitched in F)
4. double bass (only standard orchestral instrument that sounds an octave lower than written)