Music AppreciationMusical Instruments

Aim: What are the musical instruments in an orchestra?

Do Now: On a sheet of paper, write down the names of as many instruments as you can.

Musical Instruments

Sound is vibrations moving through the air. Pitch is determined by the speed or

frequency of those vibrations.

What is sound?

Consists of Bowed Stringed Instruments and the harp◦ Violin – Highest in pitch

◦ Viola

◦ Cello

◦ Bass – Lowest in pitch

◦ Harp – plucked

String Family

Consisted of blown wind instruments. The instrument sounds through vibrations created within the instrument.◦ Piccolo – No reed, Smaller and higher pitch than

a flute◦ Flute – No reed◦ Clarinet – Single Reed◦ Bass Clarinet – Single Reed◦ Oboe – Double Reed◦ English Horn – Double Reed◦ Bassoon –Double Reed◦ Contrabasson

Woodwind Family

Piccolo

Bass Clarinet

Consisted of blown instruments. The instruments sound through the vibrations created by the lips of the players. Brass instruments are also usually made of brass. ◦ Trumpet◦ Trombone◦ Bass Trombone◦ French Horn◦ Tuba

Brass or Brasswind Family

Instruments that are struck, shaken or scrapped.◦ Any kind of drum (snare drum, tom tom, bass

drum, timpani)◦ Triangle◦ Symbols◦ Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel◦ Piano◦ Many many more.

Percussion