PRESENTED BY TRISH WENTWORTH SPEECH 101 Orchestra Instruments

Instrument Class 2

Strings 3 Produce sounds through string vibration Normally played with bow  Can be plucked Harp occasionally joins the string section

Woodwinds 4 Played by blowing through a mouth hole or a vibrating reed The larger the instrument the lower it’s pitch

Brasses 5 Played by the action of valves and musician’s lips on the mouthpiece

Percussion Played by being struck, rubbed, or shaken Provide the rhythmic beat in an orchestra 6