1. Orchestra
By Roksana

2. Percussion Family Percussion: Membranophones: Rhythm: Idiophones:
These are instruments designed
to make sounds when hit with
a stick or hands.
Rhythm:
Percussion instruments are in
charge of this. Drums support the
musical piece and keeps the time.
Beat (in music):
Heart beat of the song, it’s steady
and continuous.
Membranophones:
Snare, drum, bongos and timpani. An instrument that has a stretched membrane or drum head covering the hollow shell.
Idiophones:
Xylophones, triangles, maracas. Instruments without membrane that creates sound when the instrument itself is made to vibrate.
Mallet:
Or stick. Causes instrument to vibrate and make a noise.

3. Brass Family Wind Instrument: Purse (VERB): Brass:- long metal tubes
Any instrument you play by
Blowing through it.
Purse (VERB):
To play a brass instrument, lips
have to be pursed to create a
kind of buzzing noise.
Vibrate:
Lips do this. Hold lips together
tightly to make a high pitched
buzz, relax lips to make low
pitched sounds.
Pitch (in music):
The longer the tube, the lower
the pitch. It also depends on the
tubes width.
Brass:- long metal tubes
Instruments made from this don’t necessarily belong to this family.
Tone (in music):
Buzzing lips against mouthpiece causes the tube and air inside to vibrate, causing a clear tone.
Valve:- Trumpet, tuba & French horn. Player changes pitch of notes by pressing down on a series of this.
Tuba:
Hits the lowest note and sits on the musicians lap.
Bugle:
Natural bass instrument-has neither slides or valves so has limited range of notes.
Trombone:
Slide instrument-player slides long tube up and down allowing smooth change of notes.

4. Woodwind Instruments Woodwinds: Edge-blown: Single-reed: Mouthpiece:
These instruments are not all made
Flutes and recorders are these types of instruments. Air is blown over a edge in the mouthpiece.
out of wood, but require wind to
make a noise. These are basically
tubes with holes in it. For example:
Single-reed:
flutes, saxophones, oboes and clarinets
Clarinets and saxophones are these types of instruments. They have a single reed in their mouthpiece which vibrates to get the air inside the instrument moving.
are all woodwind instruments.
Mouthpiece:
To make music, air is blown into the instrument through this, also a reed.
Double-reed:
These types of instruments would
The oboe uses this and produces even more vibration. All woodwind instruments have a series of notes running down its length. Playing these instrument is harder then it looks.
not be able to be played without this.
Reed:
If the woodwind instrument has this it
is often made out of bamboo type of
wood. It is the vibrating air produced
inside the instrument, blown through the
reed within the mouthpiece, that makes
the sound.

5. String Instruments Plucked: Bowed: Lyre: Struck: Bow: Resonator:
When string is flicked with thumb,
This technique is when the string is rubbed over and played using a bow. Orchestral instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass-from highest to lowest pitch.
finger or small piece of plastic.
Pitch is changed by pressing on neck
in different places, using the technique.
Lyre:
Struck:
The oldest kind of stringed instrument-popular with the ancient Greeks. The harp is another example of an old string instrument.
Within the piano, when the key is
pressed a felt hammer hits one of the strings to produce a sound. Lower
pitched strings- longer and thicker.
Higher pitched- shorter and thinner.
Bow:
A strong, flexible stick of horsehair stretched onto it. It is rubbed with resin to produce friction.
Resonator:
Strings are nearly always joined onto this. Hollow structure usually made of wood or metal. It amplifies the sound waves from the vibrating strings making the sound louder and fuller.