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=Overview and Instructions=

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

1.name of 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.soloviolinmusic.com/images/Violin_Player_For_Weddings.jpg width="156" height="193" link="http://www.soloviolinmusic.com/images/Violin_Player_For_Weddings.jpg"]]**

**What is it made of?** IT IS MADE OF WOOD


 * How is it played** TUCKED UNDER YOUR CHEN


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

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 * Describe its sound. I**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**http//www.viola online.com / sound//

//**Viola**//
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 * Picture:** [[image:http://library.thinkquest.org/C001468F/library/interviews/viola.jpg width="95" height="153"]]
 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?** //BY PUTTING IT UNDER YOUR CHIN

//**At least 2 interesting facts.** IT MAKES DIFFERENT SOUNDS WHEN YOU PLAY IT


 * Describe its sound.** ITS SOFT

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**DSO KIDS

//**Cello**//
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 * Picture:** [[image:http://danielkinsman.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/luis-clark.jpg width="111" height="147"]]

**What is it made of?** WOOD AND STRING

BETWEEN THE KNEES
 * How is it played?** //IT IS PLAYED SETTING DOWN HOLDING IT//
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**

BUT CAN GO VERY HIGHhttp://www.dsokids.com/public/Instruments/photo160timp.jpg
 * Describe its sound.**THE CELLO HAS A DEEP RICH SOUND
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.imageenvision.com/md/stock_photography/santa_claus_playing_an_upright_bass_instrument.jpg width="159" height="203"]]

**What is it made of?** WOOD AND STRINGS


 * How is it played?**BY PULLING THE STRINGS


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**IT IS IN THE ORECHESTA


 * Web address where it can be heard** DSO KIDS

**Flute**

 * Pictur** [[image:http://z.about.com/d/musiced/1/0/U/flute3.jpg width="170" height="128"]]

**What is it made of?** METAL


 * How is it played?** by blowing on it with your mouth


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**THE FLUTE IS THE SMALLEST PITCHED INSTRUMENT


 * Describe its sound.** HIGH PITCH SOUNDS


 * Web address where it can be heard** YAHOO

**Oboe comes**

 * Picture:**[[image:http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1013/oboe2.jpg width="131" height="152"]].

**What is it made of?** wood


 * How is it played?** by blowing on it thruw the mouth piece

the english word oboe comes the french translation of the word hautbois.
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**the oboe is a double reed instrument of the woodwind family
 * Describe its sound.**It has a high and loud sound


 * Web address where it can be heard** GOOGLE

**Clarinet**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.8notes.com/pictures/clarinet/clarinet10.jpg width="216" height="158"]]
 * What is it made of?** wood


 * How is it played?** the left hand closet to the mouth


 * At least 2 interesting facts.** it is very hard to play, some people have comittitions with it


 * Describe its sound.**long and low sounds


 * Web address where it can be heard**

Bassoon

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.musicwithease.com/bassoon-3.jpg width="102" height="207"]]

**What is it made of?** metal


 * How is it played?**blow out a metal tube which attaches the wing

known for its distincetive tone color
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**the bassoon is a non-transposing instrument
 * Describe its sound.** loud and stretchy


 * Web address where it can be heard** DSO KIDS

**Saxophone**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.saxophone-players.com/images/cmelody.jpg width="127" height="168"]]
 * What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**WITH YOR LIPS


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**NEWEST WOODWIND INSTUMENT PART OF THE BRASS FAMILY


 * Describe its sound.**FAST AND ALMOST HIGH


 * Web address where it can be heard** THE MUSIC ROOM

**Trumpet**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.musicwithease.com/trumpet.gif width="193" height="106"]]
 * What is it made of?**BRASS


 * How is it played?**CLOSE YOUR LIPS AND BLOW


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**YOU CAN CHANGE THE PITCH, YOU CAN INSERT A MUTE BELL


 * Describe its sound.**HIGH AND LOW


 * Web address where it can be heard.**THE MUSIC ROOM

**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:** [[image:http://www.lingfieldyouthband.co.uk/tuba.jpg width="159" height="159"]]
 * 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?** ht


 * Describe**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**http://www.dsokids.com/public/Instruments/photo160snare.jpg

**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.**

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

**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**