Musical Instruments Works Heet With Answers Page 7
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Instrument Details
Clarinet,
Trumpet,
Timpani,
Violin,
Woodwind family
Brass family
Percussion family
String family
Air is blown through the
Air is blown in and vibrates
The head is beaten by
Bow is drawn across strings
mouthpiece causing
inside the instrument
timpani sticks or mallets
or the strings can be plucked
the reed to vibrate
Head
Mouthpiece
Pegbox
Mouthpiece
Keys
Bow
Valves
Tension
Neck
rods
Bell
Bell
Pedal
Worksheet 16
Membranophones
Friction drum
The membrane of this drum is rubbed
with wet fingers or a stick.
The Dutch Rommelpot is one of these.
Snare drum
Also called a Side Drum
Has strings of metal stretched across the lower head.
Produces a ‘rattling’ sound.
Tambourine
Held in one hand, played with the other.
Shallow drum of a small size
Has loose pairs of metal disks at the side.
Kettle drums
Known by two of the above names.
Timpani
Can be tuned and is used in the orchestra.
Usually played in pairs or sets of two to four.
Bongo drums
They come from Cuba.
Are played in pairs.
The players use their hands and fingers to play.
Kazoo
An open tube with a hole covered by a membrane.
Changes the sound of a person’s voice.
Not a drum.
Worksheet 17
Quick Quiz
Name three instruments in the string family
violin, viola, cello, doubla bass
Name three instruments in the woodwind family
flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, cor anglais, bassoon
Name three instruments in the brass family
French horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba,
Name three instruments in the percussion family
timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, tambourine
How is a musical sound made on a flute?
A stream of air is blown across the embouchure hole
How is a musical sound made on a tuba?
The lips vibrate air into the mouthpiece
How is the pitch changed on a clarinet?
By opening or closing the holes
How is a musical sound made on a trombone?
The lips vibrate air into the mouthpiece
How is the pitch changed on a trombone?
Moving the slide to lengthens or shorten the tubing
Name two ways by which musical sounds can be made on a violin
Plucking, bowing or hitting the strings
Name two ways by which the pitch is changed on a trumpet
Using the piston valves or changing the embouchure
Which is lower in pitch,
To which family does
the viola or the cello?
Cello
the cor anglais belong?
Woodwind
Name one part that the
Name a woodwind
timpani and the snare
instrument that is
drum have in common
Drum Head
made of metal
Flute, Saxophone
Name one family of
Name one family of instruments
instruments usually found
usually found at the
at the back of the orchestra
Percussion
front of the orchestra.
Strings
Name the highest pitched
Name the lowest pitched
woodwind instrument
Piccolo
brass instrument
Tuba
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