Elementary Music Virtual Learning

Kindergarten LessonInstrument Families-Listening

April 16, 2020

Kindergarten MusicLesson: April 6, 2020

Learning Target: Students will be able to identify the four instrument families

and instruments within those families through listening examples.

Warm-Up: Click on the links below to review instrument families and to start

listening to the instruments of the

orchestra. Sortify: Musical Instrument- BrainPop Jr.

The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow

Background: There are four instruments families

Practice #1: Woodwind FamilyWatch and listen to the video, then see if you can match the sound to the

instrument name/picture?

1. Piccolo 2. Flute 3. Oboe 4. Clarinet

5. Bassoon

Listening (click on each letter to hear an instrument):A. B. C. D. E.

Answers are on the next slide

Check your work!The correct answers were:

1. Piccolo=C 4. Clarinet= A

2. Flute= E

3. Oboe=B 5. Bassoon=D

Practice #2: Brass FamilyWatch and listen to the video, then see if you can match the sound to the

instrument name/picture?

1. Trumpet 2. French Horn 3. Trombone

4. Tuba Listening (click on each letter to hear an instrument):

A. B. C. D.

Answers are on the next slide

Check your work!The correct answers were:

1. Trumpet=D 3. Trombone=A

2. French Horn=B 4. Tuba=C

Practice #3: String FamilyWatch and listen to the video, then see if you can match the sound to the

instrument name/picture?

1. Violin 2. Viola 3. Cello 4. Double Bass

5. Harp Listening (click on each letter to hear an instrument):

A. B. C. D. E.

Answers are on the next slide

Check your work!The correct answers were:

1. Violin=D 3. Cello=C

2. Viola=E 4. Double Bass=B

5. Harp= A

Practice #4: Percussion FamilyWatch and listen to the video, then see if you can match the sound to the instrument name/picture? Remember these instruments can be played by

striking, shaking, or scraping. Don’t let the other instruments you might hear trick you!

1. Xylophone 2. Claves 3. Snare Drum 4. Cymbals 5. Tambourine

6. Bass Drum Listening (click on each letter to hear an instrument):

A. B. C. D. E. F.

Answers are on the next slide

Check your work!The correct answers were:

1. Xylophone=C 4. Cymbals=A

2. Claves=F 5. Tambourine=E

3. Snare Drum=B 6. Bass Drum=D

Brain Break! Let’s get up and do a Move It activity. Click on the

link and follow along with the movements.

Trois Gymnopedie #1-Eric Satie

Practice on your own:Listen to the instrument families and see if you can name which instrument family you are hearing. Remember the four instrument families are: Woodwind, Brass,

Strings, Percussion.You can check your answers on the next slide.

Listening (click the speaker next to each letter to hear an instrument family):

1. 4.

3.

2. 5. This one has two families! Can you guess both?

Answers for instrument families/listening:

1. Brass Family

2. Percussion Family

3. String Family

4. Woodwind Family

5. Woodwind and Brass Families

SongTale

Let’s end our lesson with a songtale. Click on the link to listen to the story.

The Crabfish