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1. This instrument is a brass instrument and has a section which slides in and out to determine which note is played. What is this instrument that isn't a tuba?
2. Some people call this woodwind instrument a 'licorice stick' because of its colour. It's not a tuba, but what can you tell me what instrument it really is?
3. A tuba is made of metal and large. Which of these instruments can be made of metal but is quite small? It looks like a miniature flute.
4. This musical instrument is made of metal like a tuba, but is shaped like a geometric figure you'd learn about in geometry. It has three sides. What is this percussion instrument?
5. This instrument was developed in Germany but people often think it came from another European country. It looks like a tangle of metal tubing and it plays in the brass section of an orchestra. It's not a tuba, but do you know what instrument it really is?
6. This instrument is so large you could almost put a tuba inside it. It sounds like you would find it in the kitchen boiling water but it's not used for cooking at all. What sort of drum could you hear making a lot of noise in an orchestra?
7. This tall woodwind instrument is played by blowing air into it just like a tuba, but it uses a reed rather than a tuba mouthpiece. What instrument could this be?
8. Just like a tuba, these instruments are made of metal, but you can play two or more of these instruments at once. What instrument can be played by holding two of them in front of you and hitting them together?
9. This instrument is made of metal like a tuba, but it looks more like a xylophone. It has metal bars which are hit with a pair of mallets. What instrument could this be?
10. You blow across a hole while you hold this instrument level with your mouth and away from your face to the right. What could this instrument, that definitely isn't a tuba, be?
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