Instruments, Instrument Families, and Ensembles

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Across
  1. 4. a musical ensemble with singers, sometimes accompanied by a piano
  2. 5. a musical ensemble with musicians who play brass, woodwind and percussion instruments
  3. 6. this percussion instrument has a frame covered in jingly metal pieces
  4. 8. mallets are used to hit the bars of this instrument and produce a ringing, bell-like sound
  5. 10. an instrument family where sound is produced by vibrating strings, either strummed or pulled against a bow
  6. 11. this strummed string instrument has 6 strings and sounds deeper than a ukulele
  7. 13. these are hit with hands or sticks to create rhythms, not pitches
  8. 15. these percussion instruments are clicked or scraped against each other to create sound
  9. 16. this strummed, 4-string instrument comes from Hawaii
  10. 17. a bigger and smaller drum that are connected to each other
Down
  1. 1. these percussion instruments are shaken to create a rattling sound
  2. 2. an instrument family where sound is produced by a vibrating column of air
  3. 3. a musical ensemble with musicians who play string instruments, and sometimes also have percussion, woodwind, and brass
  4. 7. an instrument family where sound is produced by the lips buzzing in a mouthpiece
  5. 9. an instrument family where sound is produced by striking the instrument
  6. 12. this woodwind instrument is commonly taught in elementary schools, and the pitches change when fingers are placed over its holes
  7. 14. these percussion instruments are often used in wintertime