1. Musical Instruments

2. Instrument Families There are four instrument families
Brass Instruments
Woodwind Instruments
Percussion Instruments
String Instruments

3. Brass Instrument Examples
Trumpet

4. Brass Instrument Examples
Trombone

5. Brass Instrument Examples
Tuba

6. Brass Instrument Examples
French Horn

7. Brass Instrument Examples
What did you notice about all the examples of the brass instruments?

8. Are played by your lips vibrating on a mouth piece.
Brass Instruments
Are played by your lips vibrating on a mouth piece.

9. Woodwind Instrument Examples
Clarinet

10. Woodwind Instrument Examples
Flute

11. Woodwind Instrument Examples
Saxophone

12. Woodwind Instrument Examples
Piccolo

13. Woodwind Instrument Examples
Oboe

14. Woodwind Instrument Examples
What were similar and different about all of the woodwind instruments?
What makes a woodwind a woodwind?

15. Produce sound by vibration of the reed in the mouth piece.
Woodwind Instruments
Produce sound by vibration of the reed in the mouth piece.

16. Percussion Instrument Examples
Kettle Drum

17. Percussion Instrument Examples
Maracas

18. Percussion Instrument Examples
Cymbals

19. Percussion Instrument Examples
Tambourine

20. Percussion Instrument Examples
Rattle

21. Percussion Instrument Examples
What do you notice about all percussion instruments?

22. Percussion Instruments
Are played by striking, shaking, or banging.

23. String Instrument Examples
Guitar

24. String Instrument Examples
Violin

25. String Instrument Examples
Harp

26. String Instrument Examples
Piano

27. String Instrument Examples
What do you notice about all string instrument examples?

28. String Instruments
Produce sound by plucking, bowing, strumming, or picking the strings.