Instrument Families 3

Most woodwind instruments were originally made of ____________________ , but some , such as the saxophone and some flutes , are now commonly made of other materials like ____________________ or plastics .

Small groups that don't usually have more than ____________________ performers are called chamber groups .

Conducting is the act of ____________________ a musical performance by using visible ____________________ .

Most wind instruments have different mechanisms ( holes , keys , ____________________ , etc . ) which change the length of the tubes and , therefore , their tuning .

All pianos have two pedals . The soft pedal ( the left one ) changes the trajectory of the ____________________ so that they hit the strings ____________________ . The damper pedal ( the right one ) raises all the ____________________ so that the strings can ____________________ to vibrate when the keys have been released .

The tension of strings can be adjusted with ____________________ .

In ____________________ - reed instruments , when air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece , the reed vibrates to create the sound .

A full size orchestra ( about 100 musicians ) may sometimes be called a ____________________ orchestra .

A brass instrument produces different tones by the vibration of the player ? s lips into a / an ____________________ .

For example , some percussion instruments ( such as the ____________________ and timpani ) can produce pitched notes and , therefore , can perform melodies .

A ____________________ instrument is any object which produces a sound by being ____________________ with an implement , shaken , rubbed or any other action which makes the object ____________________ .

A smaller orchestra ( of about fifty musicians or fewer ) is called a ____________________ orchestra .

____________________ instruments are conventional instruments that incorporate a pickup or a contact microphone to amplify and modify the sound .

A ____________________ - reed instrument uses two small pieces of cane joined together at the base . The air vibrates between the two pieces of cane .