The Orchestra Word Search
This The Orchestra word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: VIOLIN, CELLO, VIOLA, TRUMPET, TROMBONE, TUBA, FRENCHHORN, FLUTE, PICCOLO, CLARINET, OBOE, BASSOON.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Orchestra word list, defined
- VIOLIN /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ · noun
- A violin is a bowed string instrument with a hollow wooden body, a neck, and four strings, typically tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest member of the violin family and is played with a bow or, in some musical styles, by pizzicato. Related: fiddle.
- CELLO /ˈtʃɛloʊ/ · noun
- A large bowed string instrument of the violin family, held between the knees and played while seated, pitched an octave below the viola.
- VIOLA /viˈəʊlə/ (British), /viˈoʊlə/ (US) · noun
- A viola is a bowed string instrument in the violin family, larger and lower in pitch than a violin. In botany, viola also denotes a flowering plant of the genus Viola, including violets and pansies. Related: tenor violin, violet, pansy, stringed instrument.
- TRUMPET /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ · noun and verb
- A trumpet is a brass wind instrument that produces a bright, powerful tone. As a verb, to trumpet means to sound a trumpet or to announce or proclaim something loudly and emphatically. Related: horn, bugle, clarion.
- TROMBONE /ˈtrɒmboʊn/ · noun, verb
- A trombone is a brass instrument with a long cylindrical body and a sliding tube that changes pitch by varying the length of the vibrating air column. As a verb, trombone means to play a trombone, especially informally. Related: sacbut, slide.
- TUBA /ˈtuːbə/ (US); /ˈtjuːbə/ (British English) · noun
- A large, low-pitched, valved brass musical instrument with a broad, deep tone, widely used in orchestras, brass bands, and wind ensembles. The word can also denote an ancient or historical trumpet.
- FLUTE /fluːt/ · noun
- A musical wind instrument consisting of a long tube played by blowing air across a hole near one end, held horizontally in modern orchestral form; also, an architectural term for a groove or channel cut into a surface. Related: piccolo, recorder, fife, panpipe.
- PICCOLO /ˈpɪkəloʊ/ · noun; adjective
- A piccolo is a small, high-pitched member of the flute family, usually made of wood or metal and played while held in one hand. As an adjective, piccolo means small or diminutive, especially in musical contexts. Related: flute, small, tiny, little.
- CLARINET /ˌklærəˈnɛt/ · noun
- A single-reed woodwind instrument of cylindrical bore, held vertically and played by blowing through a mouthpiece with a reed, having a wide range and a warm, agile tone. Related: woodwind, reed instrument.
- OBOE /ˈoʊboʊ/ (US); /ˈəʊbəʊ/ (UK) · noun
- A double-reed woodwind instrument with a conical bore, a penetrating tone, and a range of about two and a half octaves. It is commonly used in orchestras, bands, and chamber music. Related: hautbois.
- BASSOON /bəˈsuːn/ · noun
- A large woodwind instrument of the oboe family, played through a double reed and known for its deep, rich, resonant tone; it typically sounds an octave below the oboe. Related: fagott, contraforte.
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