2. Family Categories Strings Strings Woodwinds Woodwinds Brass Brass Percussion Percussion

3. strings Bass Cello

4. String Anatomy

5. String Facts All of the string family instruments are made of wood All of the string family instruments are made of wood Their sizes are what makes them sound different Their sizes are what makes them sound different Highest to lowest pitched strings Highest to lowest pitched strings Violin Violin Viola Viola Cello Cello Bass Bass Strings are made of gut, steel, or nylon Strings are made of gut, steel, or nylon Strings can be bowed with a bow or plucked with the fingers Strings can be bowed with a bow or plucked with the fingers

6. Woodwinds Bassoon Bassoon Clarinet Clarinet Saxophone Saxophone Oboe Oboe Flute Flute

7. Woodwind Facts Woodwinds use vibrating air to produce different sounds Woodwinds use vibrating air to produce different sounds All woodwinds except the flute uses a reed to make sound. All woodwinds except the flute uses a reed to make sound. Aside from wood, woodwinds are also made of bone, ivory, or metal Aside from wood, woodwinds are also made of bone, ivory, or metal

8. Brass Trumpet Trumpet French Horn French Horn Trombone Trombone Tuba Tuba

9. Brass Facts Usually made from brass Usually made from brass Sound is produced by “buzzing” into a mouthpiece Sound is produced by “buzzing” into a mouthpiece Brass is made up of really long tubing Brass is made up of really long tubing Brass instruments are loud instruments Brass instruments are loud instruments They are used in military bands, orchestra’s, and bands They are used in military bands, orchestra’s, and bands

10. Percussion

11. Percussion Facts Percussion is a HUGE family Percussion is a HUGE family It includes any instrument that can be shaken, scraped, or struck It includes any instrument that can be shaken, scraped, or struck Percussion family includes: Percussion family includes: Piano Piano Timpani Timpani Chimes Chimes Cymbals Cymbals Xylophone Xylophone Bass Drum Bass Drum Triangle Triangle And many more And many more A percussionist may play as many as a dozen instruments at a time in an orchestra A percussionist may play as many as a dozen instruments at a time in an orchestra