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Orchestra Instruments and Their Families

Learn to identify which family each orchestral instrument belongs to: strings, woodwind, brass, or percussion.

Music36 items3 levelsDifficulty 2/5
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Levels

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1
Common Instruments
10 items
2
Standard Orchestra
12 items
3
Less Common
14 items

All 36 cards

Violin
→
Strings
Cello
→
Strings
Flute
→
Woodwind
Clarinet
→
Woodwind
Trumpet
→
Brass
Trombone
→
Brass
Tuba
→
Brass
Timpani
→
Percussion
Snare drum
→
Percussion
Piano
→
Percussion
Viola
→
Strings
Double bass
→
Strings
Harp
→
Strings
Oboe
→
Woodwind
Bassoon
→
Woodwind
Piccolo
→
Woodwind
French horn
→
Brass
Cymbals
→
Percussion
Bass drum
→
Percussion
Xylophone
→
Percussion
Triangle
→
Percussion
Glockenspiel
→
Percussion
Saxophone
→
Woodwind
Cor anglais
→
Woodwind
Bass clarinet
→
Woodwind
Contrabassoon
→
Woodwind
Cornet
→
Brass
Euphonium
→
Brass
Wagner tuba
→
Brass
Marimba
→
Percussion
Vibraphone
→
Percussion
Tam-tam
→
Percussion
Celesta
→
Percussion
Tubular bells
→
Percussion
Castanets
→
Percussion
Tambourine
→
Percussion

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Note Values

Recognize note values by their symbol — and how many beats each gets in 4/4.

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Reading Notes

Name notes on the staff — treble, then bass, then the ledger lines that trip everyone up.

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Key Signatures

Read the key signature on the staff and name the major key.

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Chord Types

Recognize chord types from the notes on the staff — triads, 7ths, and more.

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