The Instruments of the Orchestra
The String Family Has the most members in the orchestra Has four instruments in the family Each instrument has four strings The instruments are played by using a bow or plucking the strings Plucking Bowing
Violin Viola Cello To hear the members of the string family, click on each speaker sign. String Bass
The Brass Family Has four instruments in the family Ancestor was the horn from an animal Played by using a cup shaped mouthpiece Musician needs to buzz their lips in order to make a sound
To hear the members of the brass family, click on the name of the instrument. Trumpet French Horn Trombone Tuba
The Woodwind Family All of the members are or once were, made of wood Most of them use reeds on the mouthpiece All of the use wind to make a sound The clarinet, oboe and bassoon are wind instruments that sound when the player's breath causes a reed (a thin blade of cane) to vibrate, thereby setting up a sound wave in an enclosed air column.
Flute Clarinet To hear the members of the woodwind family, click on the name of the instrument. Oboe Bassoon
The Percussion Family Some are pitched Some are non-pitched Play Percussion Instruments by: Striking Shaking Scraping
Pitched Percussion Xylophone, Marimba or Bells Piano
Non-Pitched Percussion Cymbals Bongos Sleigh Bells
Percussion that is Struck Snare Drum Bass Drum
Percussion that is Shaken Tambourine Maracas
Percussion that is Scraped Guiro Sand Blocks
Can you name the instruments? What instrument family do they belong to?
What instrument family do they belong to? Can you name the instruments? What instrument family do they belong to?
What instrument family do they belong to? Can you name the instruments? What instrument family do they belong to?
Can you name the instruments? Are they pitched or non-pitched? What family do these instruments belong to?
What family do these instruments belong to? Can you name the instruments? Are they pitched or non-pitched? What family do these instruments belong to?
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