1. Sound
Track 1 Introductory Music – Rossini William Tell Overture Track to 15.

2. Learning Intentions Success Criteria
Understanding sound will help you to recognise instruments by how high or low they play. Todays aim is to recognise each instrument in the string section of the orchestra by sight and by sound.
Success Criteria
Be able to recognise the violin, viola, ‘cello, double bass and harp by sound and also by a description of how they are played.

3. Sound is produced when air….
vibrates
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4. by ____vibrations. fast High sounds are caused
Car sound on slide – also, click on car for drive by sound

5. Low sounds are caused
by ____ vibrations.
slow
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6. The word used to describe a high or low sound is……..?
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7. pitch
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8. low
high
Pitch
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slow
Vibrations
fast

9. The smaller the instrument the higher the sound.
The larger the instrument
the lower the sound.
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10. Copy into your jotter
Orchestra - a group made up of 4 families of instruments: strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
During this unit, we will learn about the
String family of the orchestra; how the
instruments sound, how they are played
and how to recognise them.

11. Track 6 Orchestra – Tchaikvosky – end of 1812 Overture

12. These are played by bowing & plucking
Strings
These are played by bowing & plucking
Track 7 String Family bowing– Britten Simple Symphony
Track 8 String Family pizz- – Britten Simple Symphony Playful Pizzicato

13. The Orchestra

14. Look at this diagram of the orchestra
Look at this diagram of the orchestra. What do you notice about the string family?

15. The String Family Highest sounding Lowest sounding Violin Viola Harp
Cello
Double Bass

16. These instruments are played using the following techniques
bowing
Using the bow

17. plucking
Plucking the strings with the fingertips

18. The harp doesn’t use a bow, it is plucked with the fingertips
The harp doesn’t use a bow, it is plucked with the fingertips. It belongs to the string family.

19. Copy into your jotter
Strings – violin, viola, cello, double bass and harp. Bowing – using a bow to make the sound. Plucking – plucking the strings to make the sound.