The Orchestra: Families and Roles
Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion: can you sort each instrument into its family?
What this quiz asks
- 1Which family does the violin belong to?
- 2Which of these instruments is a brass instrument?
- 3What does a violinist use to make the strings vibrate?
- 4What do we call the person who leads the orchestra?
- 5Which is the largest string instrument in the orchestra?
- 6Which family does the flute belong to?
- 7Which instrument gives the "A" to tune the orchestra?
- 8Which is the lowest instrument in the brass family?
- 9How many main families make up a symphony orchestra?
- 10What sets the timpani apart from other percussion?
