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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:** Include the web link where you found the picture.
 * || [[image:violins/v0dalbert3kt.jpg]][[image:http://www.allviolinacademy.com/inventory/photos/violin2%20parts%20chart.jpg width="444" height="318" link="http://www.allviolinacademy.com/inventory/photos/violin2%20parts%20chart.jpg"]] ||
 * ^  ||^   || [[image:violins/v0dalbert3kt.jpg]] ||

**What is it made of?**WOOD


 * How is it played?**PLUCK OR BOW


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**

 3-stringed viola, used in Hungarian and Romanian folk music
 * Web address where it can be heard.**
 * 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.**

**Cello**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Cello_front_side.jpg width="250" height="400" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Cello_front_side.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Bassdiagram.jpg link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Bassdiagram.jpg"]]**

 * 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**

Woodwind Family

 * Picture:[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Shinobue_and_other_flutes.jpg width="800" height="369" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Shinobue_and_other_flutes.jpg"]]**

**What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Oboe**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Oboe_modern.jpg width="800" height="562" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Oboe_modern.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Clarinet**

 * Picture:**[[image:http://images.absoluteastronomy.com/images/encyclopediaimages/c/cl/clarinet_construction.jpg link="http://images.absoluteastronomy.com/images/encyclopediaimages/c/cl/clarinet_construction.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

Bassoon

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.symesok.com/images/293.jpg link="http://www.symesok.com/images/293.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Saxophone**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Saxophone_alto.jpg link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Saxophone_alto.jpg"]]

**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**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.infovisual.info/04/img_en/036%20Trumpet.jpg link="http://www.infovisual.info/04/img_en/036%20Trumpet.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**French Horn**

 * Picture:[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/French_horn_front.png width="404" height="370"]]**

**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:[[image:http://www.michelangelolongo.net/foto_articoli/trombone.jpg link="http://www.michelangelolongo.net/foto_articoli/trombone.jpg"]]**

**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.csupomona.edu/%7Edmgrasmick/mu330/brassgrafx/Euphonium.GIF]]

**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?**


 * How is it played?**


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**


 * Describe its sound.**


 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**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.**

**Timpani**

 * 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.**

**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**