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=Overview and Instructions=

** Research basic facts about instruments of the orchestra. **

1. Names of the families 2. Names of the instruments in each family. 3. Picture of each instrument. 4. What each instrument is made of. 5. How each is played. 6. Describe what each instrument sounds like and find an audio or video clip of each. 7. At least 2 interesting facts about each instrument.

May create a web page, wiki page, knowledge map, Ebook, Powerpoint presentation, paper notebook, or complete instrument study books.


 * Use these websites to research each instrument.**

[|The Music Room] [|San Francisco Kids] [|NY Philharmonic Kids] [|Learn Aut Instruments] [|DSO Kids] [|Oregon Symphony] [|Play Music] [|BSO Kids] [|Simple English Wikipedia] [|Wikipedia] [|FlickrCC (free, legal pictures)]

**Answer the questions below for each instrument.** media type="custom" key="4499184"

**Violin**

 * Picture [[image:Violin_case.jpg width="240" height="178"]][]**


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

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 * Picture:** .[]

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 * What is it made of?**
 * How is it played?**[[image:Bratsche[1].jpg width="164" height="213"]]
 * At least 2 interesting facts**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cello**
[|www.wikipedia].org What is it made of
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

low pitch
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Bass**
big and looks like a violin but bigger **What is it made of? laminated wood**
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.

How is it played?
**At least interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be he** ard

**Flute**
www.wikipedia .org wood you blow in it
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture
 * What is it made of?**
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Oboe**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Clarinet**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

Bassoon

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Saxophone**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Trumpet**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**French Horn**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Trombone**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Tuba**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

Snare Drum

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass Drum**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Timpani**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cymbals**

 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.


 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**