Name: _________________

Classifying Instruments
String Instruments Woodwind Instruments
 4, 6, or 12 strings.  Wind instruments that look like a
 How to play: tube with holes.
a. With a bow  Buttons are covered with either
b. Plucking with fingers fingers or valves.
c. Strumming with fingers or  Made of plastic, metal, or wood.
pick  Mouth piece is made of reeds or
Example: a narrow air stream.

Example:

Violin Guitar Recorder

Brass Instruments Percussion Instruments
 Wind instruments made of metal  Instruments that are played by
 Bell on the end a. Striking
 Middle second made of tubes b. Beating
 Mouth piece looks like a cup or c. Scraping
funnel d. Shaking
 Wide variety of instruments

Example:
Example:

Bongo Drums Piano

Trombone
Practice

Draw your own woodwind instrument Draw your own percussion instrument

Draw your own string instrument Draw your own brass instrument

On the following page:

1. Circle the string instruments in blue pencil crayon.

2. Circle the woodwind instruments in red pencil crayon.
3. Circle the brass instruments in green pencil crayon.
4. Circle the percussion instruments in purple pencil crayon.
 French Horn Xylophone Violin

Harp
Clarinet Piano

Tuba
Cello
Saxophone Triangle Flute

Guitar

Bongo Drums Recorder Trombone Bass

Tambourine Trumpet

Oboe Flugelhorn