can you hear it
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Here are some of the instruments we will be listening to. Some are well known, while
others you might not know.
STRINGS
These instruments have strings of different length, thickness, and
tightness made of metal. They are stretched over a hollow wooden
body.
The violin is heard in every orchestra as well as jazz or folk music.
The viola d’amour often was used to add “soulful” or romantic tones to music.
The Cello is about twice as large as
the violin and sounds much
deeper and low.
Because of it’s size and weight, it
sits on the floor between the
players’ legs.
The Guitar is strummed or
plucked. It is a favorite of folk
and rock musicians, but is also used to play classical music.
WOODWINDSIn ancient times,
these instruments were made from bones and reeds,
but over time they
have come to be made from all
sorts of materials – wood, metal, glass, clay, and
plastic. These instruments
are played by blowing over a
hole into a whistle like mouthpiece,
or through a reed. We will hear the
clarinet, flute, and oboe during this
game.
BRASSThese instruments include the trumpet, French horn,
euphonium (a kind of tuba), and the trombone. Slides, crooks, and valves allow these instruments to play a
wide range of notes.
PERCUSSIONThese instruments exist in many forms
and sizes, but all make sounds by
being shaken, struck, or
scraped. Percussion
provides the rhythm and a constant beat
for music and dancing.
Included in this list is the Xylophone (made
of wood, bamboo, or metal), Piano (originally
called the “pianoforte” for it’s soft and loud
tones), Tambourine, Drums, Castanets (implying Spanish
connections), and the Gong (implying Asian
music).
Classical music is filled with unforgettable
images, from sugarplum fairies to honking car
horns.
Here are many great examples of pictorial
music matched to masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We are going to play the “Can You Hear It?” game.
First, we will look at a picture and try to find the first “Can you hear it?” clue. Next, we will listen to the music and try to “hear” the clue. There will be follow-up clues that get harder.
“Seeing” these clues in the artwork will require a very active imagination!
Thirteen pictures will set the scene for the music.
When we finish with this game, you will use your new skills to listen to an orchestra play and
you will create your own “watercolor” illustrating what you “see” and “feel” as you
listen.
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