| Term | Definition |
|---|
| four families of the orchestra | strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion |
| what are the major instruments of the strings family? | violin, viola, violoncello, double bass |
| (producing sound) drawing the bow acros the string? | arco |
| (producing sound) plucking the string? | pizzicato |
| less common of producing sound? | striking the string |
| what is the strings family called? | cordophones |
| what is the woodwinds family called? | areophones |
| woodwinds are less__than strings? | homogenous |
| tone is produced how? | by a column of air vibrating in holed pipes |
| the flute family includes what instruments? | flute and piccolo |
| the oboe family includes what instruments? | oboe and english horn |
| the clarinet family includes what instruments? | clarinet and bass clarinet |
| the bassoon family includes what instruments? | bassoon and contrabassoon |
| what are the major families in the woodwinds "choir"? | flute family, oboe family, clarinet family, bassoon family |
| the brass family includes what major instruments? | french horn (horn), trumpet, trombone, tuba |
| what is defined as a percussion instrument? | anything that you can tap and make noise |
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