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=Overview and Instructions=
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** 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?** Wood and strings You hold it to your neck and play it with a stick The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings. It is the smallest and highest pitched member of the violin family. A nice loud sound and high pitch []
 * Picture:** Include the web link w here you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

Viola **Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture. [] **What is it made of?** Blocks of wood shaped into viola The viola is played like a violin, you hold the instrument with your jawbone and play it with a bow The history of the viola can trace it back a couple thousand years. The famous viola maker is named Gasparo de salo kinda like soft but kinda loud and cool and high pitch []
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cello**
[] **What is it made of?** cello is made of wood that is hollowed inside to vibrate the music through it like a violin and a viola with a bow Cello's were made in the mid 1500s. The first known maker is Andrea Amati like a violin but louder and low pitched []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass**
**Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture. http://www.interstatemusic.com/wcsstore/InterstateMusic/ims/ipf/900003593.jpg **What is it made of?** Bass is alloy of copper and brass,so its made of brass and copper like all the other instruments in string but not placed under your neck bone cause it is bigger then the other string instrument.
 * How is it played?**

It string bass is the largest member of the string family. Some of its name is viol and stand up bass cause you can stand it up and play it high pitched []
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Flute**
 [|http://portal.uneso.org/culture/en/files/27840/11219614195flute3b.jpg/flute3b.jpg] **What is it made of?** flute is made of brass and mixed with copper You hold it with your hands and put fingers on holes then u blow in the tube to make noises. The fife is the ancestor of the piccolo.It generally has 3 to 6 hole keys to make music. loud and high pitched []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Oboe**
[] **What is it made of?** Its made of wood just like a flute but weirder sounds it is from the woodwind family. It is like a flute kinda high and low pitch []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Picture:** Include the web link

where you found the picture. [] **What is it made of?** wood and kinda like brass just like oboe and flute clarinet is a suffix from the Italian word Clarineto. The clarinet is similar to trumpets nice and neat and high pitch []
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

Bassoon
[] **What is it made of?** wood and like all the other woodwinds You blow through a pipe to make it sound. In the 1900s German makers made bassoon with like 3 to 6 keys.They made experiments on these people high pitch []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Saxophone**
[] **What is it made of?** brass With a single reed mouthpiece similar to a clarinet its from the woodwind family. People who play them are called saxophonist high pitched []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Trumpet**
[] **What is it made of?** brass you blow through the hole and press down keys trumpet is used to play classical music and jazz its high pitched []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**French Horn**
[] **What is it made of?** brass you blow through the hole and press keys it is a descendant to a regular horn since 1981.it is from brass family it plays like star wars and high pitched []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * 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?** brass like the french horn trombone is a descendant from the itialian word tromboa. Tromboa means large trumpet like french horn but cooler and high pitched []
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Tuba**

 * Picture:** []

**What is it made of?** brass u blow through the hole and press keys the tuba is the largest instrument in brass.It is the lowest pitched brass instrument like trombone but not as high pitched []
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**

Snare Drum
[] **What is it made of?** Its made with curled metal wire,or metal cable You play it with sticks and you tap the top of the drum Snare drums are usually used in bands. It is popular in rock music bands high pitch []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass Drum**
[] **What is it made of?** Its made with brass and wood and strong paper Its played like a Snare drum but instead hitting it on the top u hit sides There are 3 types of Bass drums.The biggest of the 3 is the orchestral bass drum It sounds like the snare drum but it is louder []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Timpani**

 * Picture:** []

**What is it made of?** brass and copper and paper like stuff just like a snare drum Timpani was used in the military music in eastern Europe in 1500s. Good for background playing []
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cymbals**
[] **What is it made of?** brass like snare drum but dont sound like it at all The percussion family oringinated from asia kinda like a snare drum and its high pitched []
 * Picture:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard**