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Peter and the Wolf
The music for Peter and the Wolf was composed by
Sergei Prokofiev. Prokofiev used instruments from
four instrument families to tell his musical
story. The four instrument families are
strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Discover
in this story which instrument represents the
main characters Peter, the cat, the bird, the
duck, the wolf, Grandpa and the hunters.
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Peter
Peter is played by the strings.
Violin
Cello
Viola
String Bass
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Woodwinds
There are 4 woodwinds in this story.
Oboe
Bassoon
Flute
Clarinet
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BIRD
The flute plays the birds music.
FLUTE
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Grandpa
The bassoon plays the music for the grandpa.
Bassoon
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Cat
The cat is played by the clarinet. A clarinet
needs a small piece of wood called a reed.The
reed is placed over the mouth piece of the
clarinet.
Clarinet
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Duck
The ducks music is played by the oboe.
Oboe
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Wolf
The wolf music is played by the French horn. A
French horn is a brass instrument.
French horn
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Brass
The members of the brass
family are
Tuba
Trombone

Trumpet
French horn
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Hunters
The hunters music is played by the
timpani drums.
Timpani Drums
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Timpani
The Timpani drums are members of the percussion
family. Other percussion instruments are the
triangle, tambourine, maracas and the xylophone.
Can you name other percussion instruments?
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Now for the Jeopardy Game....
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• How To Play the Jeopardy Game
• Choose a column strings, woodwinds, brass or
  percussion
• Click on a square with the number of points you
  want to earn
• Click to read the question
• Say your answer
• Click to read the correct answer
• Click on the house to return to the Jeopardy
  Board

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Hidden in the game are 2 bonus questions, plus
a double jeopardy question.
Double Jeopardy If you hear a
sound when you click on your square, you may play
double your total points if your answer is
correct!
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JEOPARDY!
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My instrument played the Peter melody in Peter
and the Wolf. Who am I?
Answer Violin
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I look like the violin, but am 5 inches longer.
Who am I?
Answer Viola
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You sit and hold this instrument with its bow.
Answer Cello
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I am the biggest and lowest sounding string
instrument. Who am I?
Answer String Bass
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How many strings does the violin have?
Answer 4 Strings
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I played the melody of the bird in Peter and the
Wolf. Who am I?
Answer Flute
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I played the melody of the cat in Peter and the
Wolf. Who am I?
Answer Clarinet
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I played the melody of the Grandpa in Peter and
the Wolf. Who am I?
Answer Bassoon
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The oboe played the part of which animal in Peter
and the Wolf?
Answer Duck
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A small piece of wood is needed for a clarinet
to play. What is the name for this piece of wood?
Answer Reed
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I played the melody of the wolf in Peter and the
Wolf. Who am I?
Answer French Horn
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Where does a French Horn player place his right
hand on this instrument?
Answer Inside the horns bell.
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Can you name another brass instrument that has a
slide?
Answer Trombone
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Name the biggest brass instrument.
Answer Tuba
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I am the smallest brass instrument. Who am I?
Answer Trumpet
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The hunters in Peter and the Wolf were played by
what instrument?
Answer Timpani Drums
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I am a percussion instrument with 3 sides. Who am
I?
Answer Triangle
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I am a percussion instrument that is round and
has metal discs that jingle when you shake me.
Answer Tambourine
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Name a percussion instrument that comes in pairs
and you shake them.
Answer Maracas
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I am a single big drum that you play with a felt
mallet.
Answer Bass Drum