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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**

 * Picture** : [[image:http://www.highplainsyouthsymphony.org/auction/tables/products/product_image/photo1200violin.jpg width="137" height="342" link="http://www.highplainsyouthsymphony.org/auction/tables/products/product_image/photo1200violin.jpgw"]]

**What is it made of?** Hollow wood.


 * How is it played?** With a bow


 * At least 2 interesting facts.** When you play the violin you burn 170 calories a hour.The violin is made of over 70 pieces of wood.


 * Describe its sound.**It sounds calming and sweet.


 * Web address where it can be heard.**[]

**Viola**

 * Picture:[[image:http://www.stamellstring.com/images/violas/head_topViolas.jpg link="http://www.stamellstring.com/images/violas/head_topViolas.jpg"]]**


 * What is it made of?**The body is much like the violin it is made out of hollow wood.


 * How is it played?**it can be plucked and played with a bow.


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**It can be in two different pitches .It is the middle of the violin and the cello.


 * Describe its sound.**It has a smooth middle tone.


 * Web address where it can be heard? []**

**Cello**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://blogs.poz.com/shawn/upload/cello-1.jpg width="180" height="244" link="http://blogs.poz.com/shawn/upload/cello-1.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?**The cello is made out of wood


 * How is it played?With** a bow or can be plucked


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**The cello is made of hollow wood so that way it can vibrate and make a sound also it is the 2nd biggest string instrument.


 * Describe its sound.**It sounds like the bass but a little bit higher


 * Web address where it can be heard. []**

**Bass**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/instruments/String%20Bass.gif width="110" height="217"]]

**What is it made of?**It is made of wood.


 * How is it played?**It can be plucked or played with a bow


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**The bass is the lowest string instrument the string family and is the biggest.


 * Describe its sound.**Very low pitch


 * Web address where it can be heard** []

**Flute**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/files/27840/11219614195flute3b.jpg/flute3b.jpg width="277" height="210" link="http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/files/27840/11219614195flute3b.jpg/flute3b.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?** The flute is made of silver or gold.


 * How is it played?**It is played by blowing into a small opening.


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**Unlike the rest of the woodwind family the flute does not have a reed, also it was first made of wood.


 * Describe its sound.**high pitched


 * Web address where it can be heard** []

**Oboe**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1013/oboe2.jpg width="220" height="255" link="http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1013/oboe2.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?** It made of wood with metal bocal.


 * How is it played?**It is played by blowing into the reed.


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**The bassoon was developed from the one piece instument the curtal.it was made in the 1600s.


 * Describe its sound.** Smooth and gentle


 * Web address where it can be heard** []

**Clarinet**

 * Picture:[[image:http://www.stjohnsmusic.com/store/images/uploads/7212PC.jpg link="http://www.stjohnsmusic.com/store/images/uploads/7212PC.jpg"]]**


 * What is it made of?** It was made of wood at first.


 * How is it played?**By its reed


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**The clarinet has 2 reeds and is the 2nd biggest


 * Describe its sound.**low and smooth


 * Web address where it can be heard** []

Bassoon

 * Picture:** [[image:http://bluegibbon.co.uk/musicdept/ILA/assets/bassoon.gif width="170" height="257" link="http://bluegibbon.co.uk/musicdept/ILA/assets/bassoon.gif"]]


 * What is it made of?**made of maple wood


 * How is it played?**with its reed


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**It is the lowest pitched woodwind and it is the largest too.


 * Describe its sound.**It is low pitched.


 * Web address where it can be heard** []

**Saxophone**

 * Picture:**


 * What is it made of?**It is usually made of silver or gold.


 * How is it played?**by blowing into its reed


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**it also looks like a brass instrument and sounds like one yo


 * Describe its sound.**sounds like a brass instrument


 * Web address where it can be heard** []

**Trumpet**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://img.en.china.cn/0/0,0,131,649,360,360,d4c9c4de.jpg width="197" height="197"]]

**What is it made of?** brass


 * How is it played?**by blowing air and holding down the brass on the top


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**it origonated in china also looks nothing like it did in the old days


 * Describe its sound.**high and cute


 * Web address where it can be heard.**[|WWW.dsokids.com/trument]

**French Horn**

 * Picture. [[image:http://www.ornamentclub.com/silver_christmas_ornament_pics/towle/french-horn_l.jpg width="266" height="251" link="http://www.ornamentclub.com/silver_christmas_ornament_pics/towle/french-horn_l.jpg"]]**


 * What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**by blowing air into its mouth peice


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**it is one round instrument


 * Describe its sound.**middle tone


 * Web address where it can be heard.**[]

**Trombone**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://coastalcruzn.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/trombone.jpg width="293" height="233"]]

**What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**blowing air into its reed


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its big and it is a brass instrument.


 * Describe its sound.**like the french horn


 * Web address where it can be heard.**[]

**Tuba**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://bp1.blogger.com/_jWG_3LWniD0/R1Hb3KnWykI/AAAAAAAAAC4/aucNYZbzH1Q/s1600-R/Tuba_Santa_Hat_-_no_background_prot.jpg width="226" height="288" link="http://bp1.blogger.com/_jWG_3LWniD0/R1Hb3KnWykI/AAAAAAAAAC4/aucNYZbzH1Q/s1600-R/Tuba_Santa_Hat_-_no_background_prot.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**by blowing air into its reed


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**it is the biggest brass instrument


 * Describe its sound.**low


 * Web address where it can be heard** . []

Snare Drum

 * Picture:** [[image:http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=62344&rendTypeId=4 width="260" height="252"]]


 * What is it made of?**steel brace and plastic batter head


 * How is it played?**by banging the drum sticks against the batter head.


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**it is agustable and it has a snare drum realease mechanism


 * Describe its sound.**medium pitched


 * Web address where it can be heard.** []

**Bass Drum**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.edinburghbagpipes.co.uk/images/125_bass%20drum_premier.jpg width="242" height="227" link="http://www.edinburghbagpipes.co.uk/images/125_bass%20drum_premier.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?**metal


 * How is it played?**by banging the stick against it


 * At least 2 interesting facts.** it is big and it is part of the percussion family.


 * Describe its sound.**medium pitched


 * Web address where it can be heard.**[]

**Timpani**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=21807&rendTypeId=4 width="303" height="243" link="http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=21807&rendTypeId=4"]]


 * What is it made of.** fiber glass


 * How is it played?**banding drum sticks against the drum head


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its big and has many parts


 * Describe its sound.**low


 * Web address where it can be heard.** []

**Cymbals**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.abcteach.com/free/f/finger_cymbals_rgb.jpg width="288" height="288" link="http://www.abcteach.com/free/f/finger_cymbals_rgb.jpg"]]


 * What is it made of?** brass aloy


 * How is it played?** by banging them together


 * At least 2 interesting facts.** they come in many different sizes and they are member of the percussion family


 * Describe its sound.** high pitched


 * Web address where it can be heard** []