Timbre Review and Activities Intro to Listening Lessons

Prep still to do Who am I game Listening examples Write Quiz--- Print Listening Chart Print Pics for listening chart Find Peter and the Wolf Listening Timbre module questions/revise and post module

Review Teaching Song Choosing songs---Complexity of Melody, Rhythm, Text, Children’s voices/vocal Range Planning/Sequencing---engagement direct instruction Starting/Stopping -Practice Activity All Start Song

Timbre-Definition Sound quality Specifically what makes a certain sound identifiable The differences in sounds-----tapping a pencil on a desk, singing, cymbals Often uses the word timbre to refer to different instruments Sometimes called tone color

Classroom Activities Book with Instruments Song with Instruments/Body Percussion Engine, Engine Mango Walk

Instrument Families WE categorize instruments into groups of instruments that share particular characteristics. String Percussion Brass Woodwind

String Sound is created by vibrations of the string Usually made of wood and played Sound is created by plucking or bowing the string Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, Guitar---Primary members of the string family

Percussion Huge Variety of instruments Can be pitched or un-pitched Sound is created by striking, or hitting the instrument Most classroom instruments are percussion instruments Primary examples: Bass drum, snare drum, marimba, xylophone, shakers, drum set, and piano.

Brass Made of some kind of brass metal Sound is created from buzzing lips inside of the mouthpiece Different pitches are created by changing position of lips, tongue and throat and by pressing different valve combinations. Primary Instruments: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone and Tuba

Woodwind Sound is created by vibration of air across mouthpiece or reed. Pitches are created by depressing many different keys Primary instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe and Bassoon.

Why Should You Know Instruments and Families?

Why Should Students?

Practice Activities Activities to help us practice identification of instruments Activities you could use with students as well

Instrument Family Mixer Each get picture of instrument have to find the other instruments in your family Once you find all of the instrument in your family come and tell Dr. Gedde which family you are and why You will get your family name Each group will get points for finishing correctly----5 points for the first finisher, 4 for the second and so on…

Instrument Family Mingling You will each get several instrument pictures and several names of instruments You must find the people who have the names of your instrument or the people who have the instrument for your instrument names When you find a person who has the instrument picture for your name you hand them the name of the instrument. Once you have matched your instruments/instrument names, sit back in your spot and put the instrument with corresponding name on the desk in front of you for Dr. Gedde to check. Each person to finish correctly gets 2 points for their team

Instrument Family Who Am I?

Ensembles Instruments play in various groups A performing group is called an ensemble The most common ensembles are: Orchestra Wind Ensemble/Band Jazz Band Choir

Made up of different voices Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Bass

Wind Band Made up of wind instruments (All brass and all woodwinds) and percussion NO strings---except sometimes string bass

Jazz Band Plays jazz music---all varieties and styles Comprised of some brass, some woodwinds, and rhythm section Brass: Trumpet, Trombone Woodwind: Saxophone Rhythm Section: Drum Set, Piano, String Bass and sometimes auxillary percussion

Orchestra Made up primarily of string instruments with a few percussion, brass and woodwinds. String Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass Percussion: Piano, Timpani, Bass Drum, Snare Drum and Auxillary percussion Brass: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba (NO Baritone) Woodwind: Flute, Clarinet, Oboe and Bassoon (NO Saxophone) Oldest performing ensemble

Orchestra

Instrument Listening Activities Peter and the Wolf, Listening Map

Music Listening Active listening activities Work best when students can move/act them out then listen to the piece in full Peter and Wolf Listening Map

Dramatization of Story Act story out----give students picture of character Tell beginning of story with listening clips Then give students note-cards/paper and have describe the character of the music using their character words Then listen with chart and re-tell the story.

Ensemble I.D Practice

Upcoming: Song Exam---Due Today Daily Work---READINGS make sure you do them! Timbre On-line Module Expressive Elements On-Line Module Final Exam Lesson Plan Final Teaching Exam Written Final

Next Lesson: Expressive Elements Tempo: Speeds, Speed words, Train Movement Listening Activity, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, Grieg---Rhythm and stick game. Dynamics: Definition, Symbols, Songs---Thunder Song, Haydn listening activity Articulation: Definition, Symbols? Expression: Card/listening activity, Coloring activity, Writing activity.