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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 the****se 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 instr****ument.**

**Violin**
**Picture:** []

wood it is played with a long bow that is made out of wood and horse hair.
 * What is it made of?**
 * How is it played?**

The word violin came from Middle Latin word Vitula. The person that makes the violin is called a luthier.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address wer****e it can be heard.**

**Viola**
**Picture****:** []

It is made out of steel,gut,and wood.
 * What is** **it made of?**

It is played with a bow.
 * How is it played?**

The viola E's staring is thicker then the violins E staring.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

The viola sounds deeper in comparision.
 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cello**
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 * Pict****ure:**

It is made of steel,gut,and wood It is played with a bow.
 * What is it made of?**
 * How is it played?**

It's name come from the Latlian Language. The 1st cello maker was Andrea Amati.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass**
**Picture:** []

Steel,gut,and wood.
 * What is it made of?**

It's played with a big bow.
 * How is it played?**

It is the lowest sounding instrument in the staring family. It plays many different styl es of music.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

**Describe its sound.** As a low pitch.

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 * Web address where it can be heard**.

**Flute**

 * Picture:**

[] **What is it made of?** metal

By bowling across holes.
 * How is it played?**

Its the oldest of all the instruments. A standard flute is a little over 2ft tall.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**

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

**Oboe**

 * Picture:**

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**What is it made of?** it is made

hold it upright, blow through the double reeds.
 * How is it played?**

**At least 2 interesting facts.** There are usually 2 to 4 oboes in an orchestra. The **//oboe//** is a 2 foot long black cylinder.

**Describe its sound.** Wide range of pitches.

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

**Clarinet**
 **Picture:**

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 * What is it made of?**

//by holding it upright, blowing through the reeds.
 * How is it played?**//

**At least 2 interesting facts.** The// **clarinet**// could easily be mistaken for an oboe. You play the clarinet the same way you play the oboe.

**Describe its sound.** high

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 * Web address where it can be heard**

Bassoon
[] maple wood
 * Picture:**
 * What is it made of?**

You play it like the oboe.
 * How is it played?**

sounding member of the woodwind family. The bassoon has 7 feet of tubing while the contra bassoon has a whopping 16 feet!
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * The Bassoon** is the largest and lowest

**Describe its sound.** The sound of the bassoon is sometimes expressive like an oboe, sometimes funny, and sometimes gruff.

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

**Saxophone**
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 * Picture:**

Brass
 * What is it made of?**

single-reed mouth piece.
 * How is it played?**

The saxophone mouth piece is similar to the clarinet.The saxophone is the only woodwind instrument that is made out of brass.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Trumpet**
[] silver or brass.
 * Picture:**
 * What is it made of?**

players buzzes their lips.
 * How is it played?**

it is one of the most popular and oldest brass instrument.Kings and queens would announce their arrival.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**
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**French Horn**

 * Picture:**

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**What is it made of?** brass

**How is it played?** To blow into the hole at the top called the mouth piece.

it is thought to be the most difficult brass instrument to play. Low.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**
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**Trombone**

 * Picture:**

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**What is it made of?** brass

blowing air in its mouth piece. the only slide instrument in the brass family. it is the only brass instrument that has no valves.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**

**Web address where it can be heard.**
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**Tuba**
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 * Picture:**

**What is it made of?**brass

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

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


 * Describe its sound.**low


 * Web address where it can be heard**
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Snare Drum
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 * Picture:**

curled metal wire and metal, cable,plastic cable,or gut cords stretched across the drum head.
 * What is it made of?**

striking it with a drumstick.
 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**
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**Bass Drum**

 * Picture:**

curled metal wire and metal, cable,plastic cable,or gut cords stretched across the drum head.
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 * What is it made of?**

striking it with a drumstick.
 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

low definite or indefinite pitch.
 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Timpani**
[] two heads attached to either side of a shells. it is played with a large soft-headed mallet.
 * Picture:**
 * What is it made of?**
 * How is it played?**

they are also called the kettle drums.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cymbals**
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 * Picture:**
 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**

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 * Web address where it can be heard**