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Instruments of the Orchestra Strings Woodwinds Brass Percussion Bibliography

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Strings Violin Viola Cello String Bass Click on the instruments to learn more about each of them. The violin is the smallest of the string family in the orchestra. It has four strings and the highest pitch out of this instrument family. This instrument reads in treble clef. ( )pitch The viola is slightly higher in pitch and larger than the violin. It also has four strings. However, unlike the violin, the viola plays in alto clef. ( ) Click here to listen to an example of each instrument.here The cello is much lower in pitch and larger in size than the viola. This instrument is played by placing the bottom on the ground and laying towards the player. The cello plays in bass clef. ( ) The string bass has the lowest pitch and is the largest of all the string instruments in the orchestra. The player of this instrument must stand in order ot play it! The string bass also plays music in bass clef.

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Woodwinds Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon Not all of the woodwind instruments used in the Band are used in the Orchestra. Explore the sounds of the following instruments by clicking on their picture.

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Brass Trumpet French Horn Tuba Trombone Similar to the woodwinds, not all of the brass instruments used in the Band are used in the Orchestra. Explore the sounds of the following instruments by clicking on their picture.

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Percussion Timpani Snare Drum Auxiliary Click here to learn more about auxiliary percussionhere These are some of the percussion instruments used in the orchestra.

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Air Force Band - Flight of the Bumblebee - Trombone Solo. (2010, October 23). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRx2p00FMM Allen, M. (1997). Essential technique for strings [Viool]. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard. Day is Done. (2007, November 10). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcncgf_sGzQ Disney Princess Party, The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet. (2011, April 7). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQVV472R0Go Michael Flatley Riverdance flute. (2007, May 29). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCWw27UqvCQ Penderecki - Capriccio for Tuba Solo. (2011, May 17). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- kUCgRjtwPY Rhapsody in blue - Clarinet quintet 'Caprice'. (2010, January 30). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu17hPfxAl0 String instruments of the orchestra. (2011, May 22). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxFNHeXKmrY Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, II. Mvt. Oboe Solo. (2010, May 29). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTHnVDJB7eQ Vienna Horns Jurassic Park. (2010, January 22). YouTube. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAJT9Bk_GeQ auxiliary percussion. (n.d.). OnMusic Dictionary. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://dictionary.onmusic.org/terms/263- auxiliary_percussion sound. (n.d.). :: The Pitch of Sounds -- Kids Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 21, 2014, from http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article- 208265/sound