Instruments of the orchestra

Instrument Families By the end of this lesson you should: Know what an orchestra is Understand the layout of an orchestra Be Able to categorise orchestral instruments into their instrumental families

What is an orchestra? An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble. A typical orchestra is made up of four sections Strings Brass Woodwind and Percussion instruments. Orchestra’s have grown over the years. Did you know that an orchestra could have up to 100 players playing together at the same time!

What is an orchestra? In your books copy out these sentences and fill in the missing words. An orchestra is a large instrumental ______________ A typical orchestra is made up of ______ sections. Brass, woodwind, percussion and ______________ Ensemble 4 Strings

Instruments of the orchestra

String Family & The Conductor By the end of this lesson you should: Know the names of the string instruments in an orchestra and the 2 musical terms for how the strings can be played Understand the role of a conductor Be Able to beat time in 2, 3 & 4 time

Conductor A conductor is the leader of an orchestra. One of the main roles of a conductor is to help keep everyone in time with each other by using hand gestures.

Instruments of the orchestra - Strings Strings Bowed “Arco” Plucked “Pizzicato” or Struck How many can you name? Violin, viola, cello, double bass Harp Guitar, banjo, piano Stringed instruments can be played in a number of ways

Instruments of the orchestra

Brass Family By the end of this lesson you should: Know the names of the brass instruments in an orchestra Understand how sounds are produced from brass instruments Be Able to

Instruments of the orchestra - Brass Brass Brass instruments are long tubes of curved brass. They are played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and making air vibrate through the tube to make a sound. You can make different sounds by blowing harder or softer into the mouthpiece. How many can you name? Cornet, trombone, Trumpet, tuba, French horn,

Instruments of the orchestra

Woodwind Family & Orchestral layout By the end of this lesson you should: Know what the woodwind instruments are in an orchestra Understand how sounds are produced from the different woodwind instruments Be able to draw the layout of an orchestra.

Layout of an orchestra

Instruments of the orchestra - Woodwind How many can you name? Flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument which produces sound when the player blows air against a sharp edge or through a reed. Most of these instruments are made of wood but can be made of other materials, such as metals or plastics.

Instruments of the orchestra

Percussion Family & Dynamic Markings By the end of this lesson you should: Know the definition of PERCUSSION & Dynamic markings Understand the difference between tuned and untuned percussion instruments Be Able to translate the dynamic markings into full Italian words with their Englich meaning

Introduction to instruments of the orchestra - percussionpercussion There are two types of percussion instruments: tuned and untuned. Percussive instruments are instruments that are hit by a hand or a beater TunedUntuned Xylophone Vibraphone Tubular bells Drums Shaker cymbals

Instruments of the orchestra

Dynamic markings