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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.** media type="custom" key="4499178"

**Violin**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.crystalconcert.com/Site/images/glass%20violin%20in%20blue.JPG width="591" height="452" link="http://www.crystalconcert.com/Site/images/glass%20violin%20in%20blue.JPG"]]

**What is it made of?**wood


 * How is it played?** with a bow that is made of horse tail


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**that it is very light to carry and it is play by a bow that it is made by a horse tail

loud [|violin]
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Viola**
**What is it made of?** wood
 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.mbwebs.co.uk/scrim/images/viola2a.gif width="164" height="283" link="http://www.mbwebs.co.uk/scrim/images/viola2a.gif"]]

with a bow of horse tail
 * How is it played?**
 * At least 2 interesting facts.light** it haves 4 strings very light

loud fluid []
 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Cello**

 * Picture:**. [[image:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KjAp1uECGbg/SJ7kI9l2XxI/AAAAAAAAAa0/FRAy2uqW4Ck/s400/DSCN2810.JPG width="123" height="148" link="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KjAp1uECGbg/SJ7kI9l2XxI/AAAAAAAAAa0/FRAy2uqW4Ck/s400/DSCN2810.JPG"]]

**What is it made of?** wood


 * How is it played?** a bow of horse tail


 * At least 2 interesting facts. one of the biggest insterment in the string family its heavy**


 * Describe its sound.** low toned fluid

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 * Web address where it can be heard.**

**Bass**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://musicalmart.net/shop/images/Blue_String_Bass.JPG width="137" height="144"]]

**What is it made of?**wood


 * How is it played?** with a bow of horse tail


 * At least 2 interesting facts.its heavy** it haves 4 strings


 * Describe its sound.its loud fluid**

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 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Flute**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.freefoto.com/images/05/24/05_24_53---Flute_web.jpg width="168" height="251" link="http://www.freefoto.com/images/05/24/05_24_53---Flute_web.jpg"]]

**What is it made of? brass**


 * How is it played?**press the butons


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**it haves 11 pipe holes its about a foot long


 * Describe its sound.**loud


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

**Oboe**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.cranesmusicstore.com/images/oboe%20main.jpg width="201" height="249" link="http://www.cranesmusicstore.com/images/oboe%20main.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**wood


 * How is it played?**press the butons


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**that it make the deeps sound of all the woodwind family


 * Describe its sound.**loud

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 * Web address where it can be heard**

**Clarinet**

 * Picture:**[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Clarinet_in_Eb.jpg width="92" height="283" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Clarinet_in_Eb.jpg"]].

**What is it made of?**wood


 * How is it played?press the butons**

its fun to play it haves a lot of holes
 * At least 2 interesting facts.**
 * Describe its sound.**loud and fluid


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

Bassoon

 * Picture:** .[[image:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MbYAQdjxnO0/RbunUpmTK1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/QDyujd95RVk/s320/bassoon.jpg caption="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MbYAQdjxnO0/RbunUpmTK1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/QDyujd95RVk/s320/bassoon.jpg" link="@http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MbYAQdjxnO0/RbunUpmTK1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/QDyujd95RVk/s320/bassoon.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?wood**


 * How is it played?** blow hard


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its easy to play and its not heavy


 * Describe its sound.**loud and fluid


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

**Saxophone**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.musicquestone.com/sitebuilderImages/saxophone.JPG width="271" height="403"]]

**What is it made of?** brass


 * How is it played?**with the keys


 * At least 2 interesting facts.** its heavy it loud


 * Describe its sound.**loud and fluid


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

**Trumpet**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://theklines.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/trumpets-better.jpg width="397" height="347" link="http://theklines.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/trumpets-better.jpg"]]
 * What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**blow and press the keys


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**light fun to play


 * Describe its sound.loud fluid**


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

**French Horn**

 * Picture:**[[image:http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00MBvTofeZbGzbM/4-Key-Double-French-Horn.jpg width="242" height="96" caption="http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00MBvTofeZbGzbM/4-Key-Double-French-Horn.jpg" link="http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00MBvTofeZbGzbM/4-Key-Double-French-Horn.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?** press the keys


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its heavy its played in the orcastra


 * Describe its sound.**low toned


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

**Trombone**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://c2.api.ning.com/files/z0Fq2jugeC6I5tC6MhuUIkbMONpU6TdJ1tFgKkTm9-JEqUwvO-L5XNVKuybul2FARU7pRb*G0woxJpnileenQ6NZW88tUMKe/Trombone20Cropped.jpg width="183" height="142" caption="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/z0Fq2jugeC6I5tC6MhuUIkbMONpU6TdJ1tFgKkTm9-JEqUwvO-L5XNVKuybul2FARU7pRb*G0woxJpnileenQ6NZW88tUMKe/Trombone20Cropped.jpg" link="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/z0Fq2jugeC6I5tC6MhuUIkbMONpU6TdJ1tFgKkTm9-JEqUwvO-L5XNVKuybul2FARU7pRb*G0woxJpnileenQ6NZW88tUMKe/Trombone20Cropped.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**pull the horn


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**bands use the trombone a lot its light


 * Describe its sound.**loud fluid


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

**Tuba**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.jmichael.jp/pic/Tuba2500.jpg width="190" height="307" caption="http://www.jmichael.jp/pic/Tuba2500.jpg" link="http://www.jmichael.jp/pic/Tuba2500.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**press the keys


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its heavy low toned


 * Describe its sound.**low toned


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

Snare Drum

 * Picture:**


 * What is it made of?**plastic


 * How is it played?** two drum sticks


 * At least 2 interesting facts.** its loud easy to play


 * Describe its sound.**loud


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

**Bass Drum**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.pixelaxel.de/uploads/images/3D/gallery/gallery_Bassdrum.jpg width="250" height="188" caption="http://www.pixelaxel.de/uploads/images/3D/gallery/gallery_Bassdrum.jpg" link="http://www.pixelaxel.de/uploads/images/3D/gallery/gallery_Bassdrum.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?** plastic


 * How is it played?**with two drum sticks


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its heavy it haves a hole


 * Describe its sound.**loud low toned


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

**Timpani**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://members.atlantic.net/%7Edrmusic/images/timpani2.jpeg caption="http://members.atlantic.net/~drmusic/images/timpani2.jpeg" link="http://members.atlantic.net/%7Edrmusic/images/timpani2.jpeg"]]

**What is it made of?** plastic


 * How is it played?**two drum sticks


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**loud low toned

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 * Describe its sound.**
 * Web address where it can be heard.**[]

**Cymbals**

 * Picture:** [[image:http://www.grandmas.com/shop/images/Zildjian%20K%20Custom%20Hybrid%20Hi%20Hat%20Cymbals%20%2013.25.jpg width="415" height="272" caption="http://www.grandmas.com/shop/images/Zildjian%20K%20Custom%20Hybrid%20Hi%20Hat%20Cymbals%20%2013.25.jpg"]]

**What is it made of?**brass


 * How is it played?**by hand


 * At least 2 interesting facts.**its light and loud


 * Describe its sound.**loud


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