Travel through Instruments of the

Orchestra

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

High StringsViolin

Viola

History of the violin: http://www.ducksters.com/musicforkids/violin_history.phpWatch the violin being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFfi0gxL6_Y

History of the viola: http://viola4children.tripod.com/what_is_a_viola.htmWatch the viola being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA6qLsIbLgE

Low StringsCello

Bass

History of the Cello: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/instrumentdetail.aspx?instrumentid=6 Watch the cello being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNbXuFBjncw

History of the double bass: 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=5vLUu1H0nGc

High BrassTrumpet

French Horn

History of the trumpet:http://www.blackdiamondbrass.com/tpthist/trpthist.htm Watch the trumpet:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrN2xnNviA

History of the horn:http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a /French_Horn.htm Watch the horn:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR-NpJ9nkPQ&feature=plcp

Low BrassTrombone

Tuba

History of the trombone:http://www.ehow.com/facts_5016498_invented-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=ONrOhMW7y4s

WoodwindsFlute

Clarinet

Bassoon

Oboe

High

Low

History of the flute: http://www.flutekids.eu/en/historyflute_en.htm Watch the flute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJ4i1L3y5M

History of the clarinet: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/instrumentdetail.aspx?instrumentid=24 Watch the clarinet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AzV_Sz-oYw

History of the oboe: http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/oboe.htm Watch the oboe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh9AMaTrLQ

History of the bassoon: http://www.soyouwanna.com/bassoon-facts-1850.html Watch the bassoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1Nz3UOOas

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?

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Answers

1. What is the highest string instrument? Violin2. What is the biggest string instrument? String Bass3. Which instrument does the instrument tune to? Oboe4. What is the only woodwind instrument not made out of wood?

Flute5. Which instrument has a slide that it uses to change pitches?

Trombone6. What is the highest sounding brass instrument? Trumpet7. What is the lowest brass instrument? Tuba8. What instrument is played with the player’s hand in the bell?

French Horn9. What is higher, the clarinet or the bassoon? Clarinet10.How many strings are on each string instrument? Four