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Families of Instruments. By: Hannah Brown. How Instruments are Classified. How sound is produced Number of valves/keys. Woodwinds. Sound is produced by a reed Many keys. Woodwind Family. Flute Piccolo Clarinet. Bassoon Oboe Saxophone. Brass Family.
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Families of Instruments By: Hannah Brown
How Instruments are Classified • How sound is produced • Number of valves/keys
Woodwinds • Sound is produced by a reed • Many keys
Woodwind Family • Flute • Piccolo • Clarinet
Bassoon • Oboe • Saxophone
Brass Family • Sound is produced by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece • 3 or 4 valves instead of multiple keys
Brass Family • Trumpet • Trombone • French Horn
Tuba • Baritone
Percussion • Sound is produced by striking the instrument in some way or another • No valves • Many keyboard instruments fit into this family of instruments
Percussion • Snare drum • Drum set • Bass drum
Xylophone • Triangle • Tambourine
Strings • String instruments are usually plucked either with fingers or with a pick • They can also be played with a bow that slides across the strings causing them to vibrate
Strings • Violin • Cello • Bass
Harp • Guitar • Ukulele
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