{ Band Instruments Where do they belong???

 Band instruments have evolved in the last 500 years for better advancement of musical performance.  Band instruments are grouped into 3 families:  1). Woodwind  2). Brass  3). Percussion Introduction

 1). Instruments originally made from wood.  2). All but one are played on a reed which is made out of wood.  Reed-A thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a woodwind instrument. Woodwinds

 1). Flute  2). Oboe  3). Bassoon  4). Clarinet  5). Saxophone Woodwinds

Flute

 Cylindrical instrument originally made from wood.  Has more than 12 keys to use to make a combination of notes.  Reedless instrument: blowing across the head joint to create sound. Flute

Oboe

 Known as a double reed instrument.  Has many metal keys.  Needs lip vibration on the reed to create the sound.  Can play with the range of a vocal soprano. Oboe

Bassoon

 A double reed instrument  Written for low range  Creates a warm sound  Tallest woodwind instrument in the family Bassoon

Clarinet

 Single reed instrument with a mouthpiece  Cylindrical instrument  Has a large range from low to high  Clarino-high sound  Comes in multiple forms  Bb Clarinet  Bass Clarinet  Alto Clarinet Clarinet

Saxophone

 Reed instrument with a mouthpiece  Current instrument made of brass, originally made of wood.  Invented by Adolphe Sax in 1843  The last woodwind instrument created  Comes in multiple forms:  Soprano Saxophone  Alto Saxophone  Tenor Saxophone  Baritone Saxophone Saxophone

 C1c Woodwind Instruments

 Originally and still made from brass metal.  All consist of a metal mouthpiece to attach to the instrument to make sound.  All but one have valves to press to create different notes on the instrument.  Valve-button to press in order to create different pitches (musical notes). Brass

 Trumpet  French Horn  Trombone  Baritone/Euphonium  Tuba Brass

Trumpet

 Has three valves to create different notes.  One of the oldest instruments to ever be used.  Has many different musical uses:  Multiple different forms of the instrument:  Cornet  Flugelhorn  Piccolo Trumpet

Trumpet

French Horn

 Consists of three valves.  The only woodwind or brass instrument where the hand is placed inside the bell for proper sound.  Originated from the horn of a bull.  Other form of the instrument is as follows:  Mellophone-use for marching band. French Horn

Mellophone

Trombone

 The only valve-less and keyless instrument in the band family.  Uses a slide to control the pitch.  Multiple versions of the instrument:  Tenor Trombone  Bass Trombone Trombone

Baritone/Euphonium

 Derives from the Greek word Euphonos  Very popular for use in British Bands  Can also be described as a higher pitched tuba. Baritone/Euphonium

Tuba

 Largest brass instrument in the family.  Lowest sounding brass instrument in the family.  Has a minimum three valves, maximum four valves.  Other forms include:  Sousaphone-use for marching band. Instrument is wrapped around the body with a curved bell.  Name came from the famous composer John Philip Sousa. Tuba

Sousaphone

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Percussion

 Originally made of animal skin and bones.  Do not need air to play the instruments.  Categorized in two groups:  Pitched  Unpitched Percussion

 Pitched Percussion-any percussion instrument that makes more than one musical sound.  Xylophone, Marimba, Glockinspiel/Bells, Timpani  The xylophone, marimba, glockinspiel/bells are in the same note format as the piano only with the use of mallets. Percussion

Pitched-Percussion

 Un-pitched Percussion-Instruments that make only a beat to help maintain rhythm.  Most of these will need a mallet/drum sticks to make the instruments function.  Snare drum, bass drum, triangle, bongos, cymbals. Percussion

Un-pitched Percussion