Orchestra Word Search
A symphony orchestra can include around 100 players, with the string section making up close to half of them. Every seat has a name and a job, and both turn up in the grid.
Orchestra word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- baton
- brass
- cello
- concert
- flute
- harp
- oboe
- stage
- viola
- violin
Orchestra word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- bassoon
- baton
- brass
- cello
- clarinet
- concert
- flute
- harp
- oboe
- stage
- strings
- timpani
- trumpet
- viola
- violin
Orchestra word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bassoon
- baton
- brass
- cello
- clarinet
- concert
- conductor
- flute
- harp
- oboe
- percussion
- rehearsal
- stage
- strings
- symphony
- timpani
- trumpet
- viola
- violin
- woodwinds
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Words in the Orchestra word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- harp
- Large frame of strings plucked by one player.
- oboe
- Double reed woodwind that sounds the tuning note.
- stage
- Raised platform where the orchestra performs.
- viola
- String instrument slightly larger and lower than a violin.
- cello
- Deep string instrument played sitting, held upright between the knees.
- flute
- Woodwind held sideways and blown across the mouth hole.
- baton
- Thin stick the conductor uses to beat time.
- brass
- Section of trumpets, horns, trombones and tuba.
- violin
- Highest sounding string instrument, usually the largest section.
- concert
- A live public performance of music.
- strings
- Section of violins, violas, cellos and double basses.
- trumpet
- Bright brass instrument that often carries the fanfare.
- timpani
- Large tunable kettledrums played with soft mallets.
- bassoon
- Low double reed woodwind made of long jointed wood.
- clarinet
- Single reed woodwind with a smooth, round sound.
- symphony
- Long work for orchestra, usually in four movements.
- conductor
- Person who leads the players and sets the tempo.
- rehearsal
- Practice session held before the public performance.
- woodwinds
- Section of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons.
- percussion
- Section of drums, cymbals and other struck instruments.
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