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Families of the Orchestra

Name________________________________________________

Draw a line connecting each instrument to the correct family!

Woodwinds

Percussion

Brass

Strings

Families of the Orchestra

Name________________________________________________

Under each instrument, check the box of the family that it belongs to!

StringsWoodwindsBrassPercussion












Name .........................................

Draw lines joining the instruments to their names.

Name the Instrument

Metallophone

Triangle

Harmonica

Oboe

Vibraphone

Tambourine

Bassoon

French horn

Bugle

Flute

Banjo

Panpipes

Ukulele

1) Name this instrument.

2) To which orchestral family does it belong?

3) How is a musical sound produced on it?

4) Label some of its parts (as indicated).













Name .........................................

Instrument Details

Name .........................................

Unscramble the letters of thesemusical instruments

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RENTLICA

SABONOS

LIVION

EBOO

POLYHOXEN

LONGARCISA

ULEFT

ROHNNFERCH

LAIVO

NARGTILE

MORTONEB

RERUMSAND

LOCEL

SLEDABUBOS

MASCBLY

BAUT

MAPINIT

PHAR

FRONTIOPAE

Scrambled Letters

Name .........................................

This is the typical layout of a symphony orchestra.

Fill in the blocks of instrumentsaccording to the family to which each belongs.

Use a different colour for each familyas follows...

Blue for Percussion Yellow for Brass

Green for Woodwind Red for Strings

Instruments of the orchestra

Assortedpercussion

Timpani Trombones

Tuba

Harp

Horns

Trumpets

Clarinets Bassoons

Flutes Oboes

Doublebasses

1st violins

2nd violinsViolas

Cellos

Conductor

The Orchestra

Instruments of the OrchestraName: _______________________

INTRODUCTION TO THE ORCHESTRA - Worksheet

The modern day orchestral plan is shown below. Try and place the instruments in the correct

places. In following lessons we will learn more about each instrument.

HORNS

OBOES

CELLOS

TIMPANI

CLARINETS

TROMBONES

TRUMPETS

VIOLAS

1st VIOLINS

FLUTES

2nd VIOLINS

PERCUSSION

HARP

DOUBLE BASSES

BASSOONS

Question Time! Answer the questionsbelow on a separate sheet.

1. What is the main difference

between an orchestra and a band?

2. What is the largest section of the

orchestra?

3. What is a full score?

4. What are dynamics?

5. Who uses a full score and why?

6. Where would you find the leader

of the orchestra?

7. Why did orchestras begin to be

directed by a conductor?

8. What does the word tempo relate to?

Here are several instruments. Canyou match them up with their correctsection?

Violin Woodwind

Tuba Strings

Double Bass Percussion

Piccolo Brass

Clarinet Strings

Marimba Woodwind

Timpani Brass

Trombone Percussion

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H

V

C

2

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DFO

C

B

PT

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Name .........................................

Find musical instruments reading across or downand draw circles around them.

In the list below tick the box next to each name as you find itthen write the family to which it belongs.

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vvacastaneto

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saxophoneobo

flute

trumpet

drum

viola

trombone

french horn

cymbal

clarinet

piccolo

cello

tuba

castanet

saxophone

oboe

violin

timpani

cor anglais

bassoon

double bass

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