Family groups of musical instruments worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this classification task step by step. The goal is to classify each musical instrument shown on the right into the correct category: String, Brass, Keyboard, Percussion, or Woodwind Instruments.

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🔹 Step 1: Understand Each Category

1. String Instruments – Instruments that produce sound through vibrating strings (e.g., guitar, violin, harp).
2. Brass Instruments – Instruments made of brass that produce sound by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece (e.g., trumpet, tuba).
3. Keyboard Instruments – Instruments played using a keyboard (e.g., piano, keyboard).
4. Percussion Instruments – Instruments that produce sound when struck, shaken, or scraped (e.g., drum, tambourine).
5. Woodwind Instruments – Instruments where sound is produced by air blown across an opening or through a reed (e.g., flute, clarinet).

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🔹 Step 2: Identify and Classify Each Instrument

Here are the instruments listed with their categories:

1. Tuba → Brass Instruments
- A large brass instrument played by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece.

2. Trumpet → Brass Instruments
- A smaller brass instrument, also played by lip vibration.

3. Piano → Keyboard Instruments
- Played with keys; it has strings inside but is classified as keyboard.

4. Keyboard → Keyboard Instruments
- Electronic keyboard — same category as piano.

5. Clarinet → Woodwind Instruments
- A woodwind instrument with a single reed.

6. Flute → Woodwind Instruments
- Air is blown across an opening to produce sound.

7. Guitar → String Instruments
- Plucked or strummed strings.

8. Harp → String Instruments
- Plucked strings.

9. Drum → Percussion Instruments
- Struck with sticks.

10. Tambourine → Percussion Instruments
- Shaken or struck; produces rhythmic sounds.

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🔹 Step 3: Fill in the Chart

Now place each instrument in the correct box:

#### 1. String Instruments
- Guitar
- Harp

#### 2. Brass Instruments
- Tuba
- Trumpet

#### 3. Keyboard Instruments
- Piano
- Keyboard

#### 4. Percussion Instruments
- Drum
- Tambourine

#### 5. Woodwind Instruments
- Clarinet
- Flute

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✔ Final Answer (Classification):

| 1. String Instruments | 2. Brass Instruments |
|------------------------|----------------------|
| Guitar | Tuba |
| Harp | Trumpet |

| 3. Keyboard Instruments | 4. Percussion Instruments | 5. Woodwind Instruments |
|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| Piano | Drum | Clarinet |
| Keyboard | Tambourine | Flute |

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✔ All instruments are correctly classified!
This activity helps students learn how musical instruments are grouped based on how they produce sound.