3. STRING FAMILY
PERCUSSION FAMILY
WOODWIND FAMILY
BRASSWIND FAMILY

6. STRING FAMILY
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Guitars and Banjo

7. We pluck, pick, strum, and
bow on string instruments.
For Guitars & Banjo, we can
use pick or our fingertips. For
Violin, Viola, Cello, & Double
Bass, we use a bow and can
play pizzicato with our fingers.

8. PERCUSSION FAMILY
Snare
Drum
Marimba
Triangle
Xylophone
Djembe
Tambourine

9. The Woodwind
Family
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Bassoon
Oboe

10. Brass
Family
Trombone
Trumpet
French horn

15. The Saxophone and Clarinets use a
mouthpiece with a single reed. The
Bassoon and Oboe use double
reeds, which are made of two reeds
attached together at the
base. Flutes are played by blowing
across an opening at the end.

16. To play brass instrument blow vibrate
your lips through a metal mouthpiece.
To change the pitch on the
Trombone, we move the slide in and out.
On the Trumpet and French Horn, we
use a combination of fingerings and lip
tension to alter the pitch.

17. We make sounds on our percussion
instruments by striking them or
shaking them.
We use mallets to tap on our
Snare Drum, Marimba, Triangle, and
Xylophone and we use our bare hands
to tap the Djembe and Tambourine.

18. The percussion section is
referred to as the “battery of the
orchestra”. They sound the
loudest, accentuate the rhythm
and generate the excitement in
climatic moments and produce
variety of sound in the orchestra.

19. Instruments in this section
have strings. The stringed
instruments are best in
playing smooth and
connected sound and
short and detached sound.

20. Woodwind instruments
have holes serve as keys to
be played. Woodwind
instruments are capable of
remarkable agility, variety
of timbers and are
invaluable in creating novel
musical ideas.

21. Instruments in this section
have cup- shaped end like a
funnel. They can be utilized in
playing melodies, sustaining
harmony, for massed tone and
sonority that contributes to the
climax of the music.

22. Instrument is an object
used to produce
music, e.g. a
flute, guitar, or drum.

23. Music is
sounds, usually
produced by
instruments or
voices, that are
arranged or played
in order to create an
effect.

24. Orchestra is a large group
of musicians playing
classical music, consisting
of sections of
string, woodwind, brass, an
d percussion players, and
directed by a conductor.