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toc =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 About Instruments] [|DSO Kids] [|Oregon Symphony] [|Play Music] [|BSO Kids] [|Simple English Wikipedia] [|Wikipedia] [|FlickrCC (free, legal pictures)]

**Answer the questions below for each instrument.**

**Violin**
**What is it made of?** The instruments are made of many pieces of wood which are glued - never nailed - together. **How is it played?**
 * Picture:**

The **violin** is the soprano voice in the string family. It is held under the chin, resting on the shoulder. The violin has a lovely tone that can be soft and expressive or exciting and brilliant. **Describe its sound.** it 2 noiecs 2 me []
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Viola**
Need a link. **What is it made of?** The instruments are made of many pieces of wood which are glued - never nailed - together. **How is it played?** wood and string
 * Picture:**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cello**
**Picture:**

[[image:http://www.asinari.it/cello.jpg width="385" height="237" link="http://www.asinari.it/cello.jpg"]]
**What is it made of?** The instruments are made of many pieces of wood which are glued - never nailed - together. **How is it played?**

am it cool and it intrsstin to noisy Need a link.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass**
Need a link. **What is it made of?** The instruments are made of many pieces of wood which are glued - never nailed - together. **How is it played?** with a woody stik and string
 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thesoundexchange/_images/thumbs/double_bass_full_c_the_contrabass_shoppe_ltd_w800_cred_800x332_09bd2e9f268ac8e6a344a856d323a586.png width="640" height="264"]]


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

it loud Need a link.
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Flute**

 * Picture:** [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/STUDENT/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.png]][[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/STUDENT/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.png]][[image:http://www.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/FLUTE+TREVORJAMES+RECITAL.jpg width="342" height="317" caption="http://www.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/FLUTE+TREVORJAMES+RECITAL.jpg" link="http://www.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/FLUTE+TREVORJAMES+RECITAL.jpg"]]
 * What is it made of?**it was made out of wood but now it made out of silver or goled


 * How is it played? you blow in it and caver the hols.**

am it was made out of wood now they look better
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard** Need a link.

**Oboe**

 * Picture:**[[image:http://www.501blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oboe.jpg width="138" height="345" link="http://www.501blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oboe.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?**

you blow on it and cover all the lily hous on it it has small case it ok [|www.dsokids.com]
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard** Need a link.

**Clarinet**
**What is it made of?**
 * Picture:** []

you blow on it and cover the lily hou on it
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

it ok Need a link.
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

Bassoon
[] **What is it made of?**
 * Pic****ture:** [[image:http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/2302/bassoon.bmp]]


 * How is it played?**blow on it and press on it and make muciec


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

it ok Need a link.
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Saxophone**

 * Picture:**

goled and metel blow on it and press the lily hous on it the use it to play jazz it ok Need a link.
 * 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**

 * Pictu****re:** [[image:http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11139375/Tristar_Advanced_Trumpet_Silvered_Brass_.jpg link="http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11139375/Tristar_Advanced_Trumpet_Silvered_Brass_.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?** gooled and metel you blow on it and press the buttens
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

i ok
 * Describe its sound.**

Need a link.
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**French Horn**

 * Picture:**[[image:http://imagesa.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/normal/784/product-50784.jpg link="http://imagesa.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/normal/784/product-50784.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?**

you blow on it
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

it ok Need a link.
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Trombone**
Need a link. **What is it made of?** gold and metel you blow on it and the n pull the lily thing fwf and back**
 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.tulsaband.com/store/images/P/ST20Trombone2.jpg width="512" height="420"]]
 * How is it played?


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

ok Need a link. [|www.googel.com]
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Tuba**
**Pictuer:** Need a link. **What is it made of?**

you blow on it
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

it ok Need a link.
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

Snare Drum
 []  **What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**

Need a link.
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass Drum**
**Picture:** Need a link. **What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**

Need a link.
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Timpani**
**Picture:** Need a link. **What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**

Need a link.
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cymbals**
Need a link. **What is it made of?**
 * Pic**:[[image:http://www.allproducts.com/musical/cadeson/17-cymbals-l.jpg width="468" height="353"]]


 * How is it played: with your two hands & the you bengam to get there .**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**it a cool.

Need a link.
 * Web address where it can be heard**