1 Unscramble the names of these electronic instruments.
ZINSHYTREES DOBYAREK SUDNORDAC
2 Unscramble the names of these wind (blowing) instruments. Now write WW (for
woodwind) or BR (for brass) under each one.
CREERODR BONOSAS BAUT BOOTMERN ELTUF LICATERN
3 Choose your answers from: STRINGS WIND ELECTRONIC VOICE PERCUSSION
Which type(s) of timbre would you expect to hear….
A) playing a fanfare when a king or queen arrives ____________
B) making the music for a children’s computer game ____________
C) playing in a military band (eg an army band) ____________
D) playing very high in a sad or emotional part of a film ____________
E) in a Samba band at a Brazilian carnival ____________
F) from the crowd at a football match ____________ ____________
4 Fill in the missing letters to fill in the names T R U M P E T S
of the most common string, woodwind and
I Y
brass instruments from the orchestra.
Which family is missing? M O U T H O R G A N
B A E T
V__LIN F__TE TR____T
R E C O R D E R H
V_ _ L _ O B_ _ H__N
E E P D E
C__L_ CL_R__ET T R _ _ _ ONE
L S
B_SS B___OON T_B_
B L O W I N G I
5 Add numbers to this crossword, then make up a O I Z
clue for each word, on a separate piece of paper.
W N O B O E
Now make up clues for timbre words of your own. W O O D R R
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