1. Music Appreciation
Musical Instruments

2. Musical 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.

3. What is sound? Sound is vibrations moving through the air.
Pitch is determined by the speed or frequency of those vibrations.

4. String Family Consists of Bowed Stringed Instruments and the harp
Violin – Highest in pitch
Viola
Cello
Bass – Lowest in pitch
Harp – plucked

6. Woodwind 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

7. Bass Clarinet
Piccolo

8. Brass or Brasswind Family
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

10. Percussion 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.