Instruments of the Orchestra

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
f l
A high-pitched woodwind instrument
2.
l r i e
A single-reed instrument with a straight tube
3.
o o
A slender double-reed instrument
4.
b s o
A double-reed instrument
5.
v i n
Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the ___ family
6.
o l
A bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a ___, tuned a fifth lower
7.
l o
A large stringed instrument
8.
t r g b a
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
9.
o r
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
10.
r u p
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
11.
b a
The lowest brass wind instrument
12.
t r o m
A brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
13.
t m i
A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned
14.
i n g e
Any of various ___ drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
15.
u m
A musical percussion instrument
16.
e l
A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck (plural)
17.
y m a
A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk (plural)