The Instruments of the Orchestra

•Has the most members in the orchestra•Has four instruments in the family•Each instrument has four strings•The instruments are played by using a bow or plucking the strings

The String Family

Plucking

Bowing

Violin ViolaCello

String BassTo hear the members of the string family, click on each speaker sign.

•Has four instruments in the family•Ancestor was the horn from an animal•Played by using a cup shaped mouthpiece•Musician needs to buzz their lips in order to make a sound

The Brass Family

Trumpet

TromboneFrench Horn

Tuba

To hear the members of the brassfamily, click on the name of the instrument.

• All of the members are or once were, made of wood• Most of them use reeds on the mouthpiece• All of the use wind to make a sound

The Woodwind Family

The clarinet, oboe and bassoon are wind instruments that sound when the player's breath causes a reed (a thin blade of cane) to vibrate, thereby setting up a sound wave in an enclosed air column.

Flute

ClarinetOboe

Bassoon

To hear the members of the woodwind family, click on the name of the instrument.

•Some are pitched•Some are non-pitched•Play Percussion Instruments by:

• Striking• Shaking• Scraping

The Percussion Family

Xylophone,

Marimbaor Bells

Piano

Pitched Percussion

Cymbals

Sleigh BellsBongos

Non-Pitched Percussion

Percussion that is Struck

Bass Drum Snare Drum

Percussion that is Shaken

Tambourine Maracas

Percussion that is Scraped

Guiro Sand Blocks

Can you name the instruments?

What instrument family do they belong to?

What instrument family do they belong to?

Can you name the instruments?

What instrument family do they belong to?

Can you name the instruments?

Can you name the instruments?

What family do these instruments belong to?Are they pitched or non-pitched?

What family do these instruments belong to?

Can you name the instruments?Are they pitched or non-pitched?

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