1. Travel through Instruments of the Orchestra

2. Today we will travel through the Instruments of the orchestra There are five different types of instruments that we are going to look at  High Strings  Low Strings  High Brass  Low Brass  Woodwinds

3. High Strings History of the violin: http://www.ducksters.com/musicforkids/violin_histo ry.php http://www.ducksters.com/musicforkids/violin_histo ry.php Watch the violin being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFfi0gxL6_Y History of the viola: http://viola4children.tripod.com/what_is_a_viola.htm http://viola4children.tripod.com/what_is_a_viola.htm Watch the viola being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA6qLsIbLgE

4. Low Strings History of the Cello: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/instru mentdetail.aspx?instrumentid=6 Watch the cello being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN bXuFBjncw History of the double bass: http://www.makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_ mmf_music_library/hey-kids-its-a- string-bass.htm http://www.makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_ mmf_music_library/hey-kids-its-a- string-bass.htm Watch the double bass being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vL Uu1H0nGc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vL Uu1H0nGc

5. High Brass History of the trumpet: http://www.blackdiamondbrass.com/t pthist/trpthist.htm Watch the trumpet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ rN2xnNviA History of the horn: http://inventors.about.com/od/f startinventions/a /French_Horn.htm Watch the horn: http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=FR- NpJ9nkPQ&feature=plcp

6. Low Brass History of the trombone: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5016498_in vented-trombone.html Watch the trombone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GnJ -xL7n3k History of the tuba: http://www.helium.com/items/2101815- history-of-the-tuba Watch the tuba: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONrOhM W7y4s

7. Woodwinds High Low History of the flute: http://www.flutekids.eu/en/historyflute_en.htmhttp://www.flutekids.eu/en/historyflute_en.htm Watch the flute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJ4i1L3y5Mhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJ4i1L3y5M History of the clarinet: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/instrumentdetail.aspx?instrumentid=24 http://www.dsokids.com/listen/instrumentdetail.aspx?instrumentid=24 Watch the clarinet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AzV_Sz-oYwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AzV_Sz-oYw History of the oboe: http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/oboe.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/5116/oboe.htm Watch the oboe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh9AMaTrLQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh9AMaTrLQ History of the bassoon: http://www.soyouwanna.com/bassoon-facts-1850.htmlhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/bassoon-facts-1850.html Watch the bassoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1Nz3UOOashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1Nz3UOOas

8. Take this quiz! 1.What is the highest string instrument? 2.What is the biggest string instrument? 3.Which instrument does the instrument tune to? 4.What is the only woodwind instrument not made out of wood? 5.Which instrument has a slide that it uses to change pitches? 6.What is the highest sounding brass instrument? 7.What is the lowest brass instrument? 8.What instrument is played with the player’s hand in the bell? 9.What is higher, the clarinet or the bassoon? 10.How many strings are on each string instrument? Click here to see the answers

9. Answers 1.What is the highest string instrument? Violin 2.What is the biggest string instrument? String Bass 3.Which instrument does the instrument tune to? Oboe 4.What is the only woodwind instrument not made out of wood? Flute 5.Which instrument has a slide that it uses to change pitches? Trombone 6.What is the highest sounding brass instrument? Trumpet 7.What is the lowest brass instrument? Tuba 8.What instrument is played with the player’s hand in the bell? French Horn 9.What is higher, the clarinet or the bassoon? Clarinet 10.How many strings are on each string instrument? Four