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Orchestra Instruments

Orchestra Instruments. The instruments. The orchestra family consists of Strings, Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion. Each family listed above has certain characteristics that determine where a certain instrument is categorized: Sounds Construction Materials that they are created with.

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Orchestra Instruments

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  1. Orchestra Instruments

  2. The instruments • The orchestra family consists of Strings, Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion. Each family listed above has certain characteristics that determine where a certain instrument is categorized: • Sounds • Construction • Materials that they are created with

  3. String Family • Makes up more than half of the of the orchestra • Each of the instruments have strings • Curvy wooden bodies and long necks • Incleudes • Violin • Viola • Cello • Double bass • Harp

  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6343CdYVB0

  5. Woodwinds • Use to all be made of wood, but now some are made of metal • “wind” refers to the air that is blown and makes the sound • Long narrow tubes with wholes • Include: • Flute • Oboe • Clarinet • Bassoon

  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-S5mlvTwUI

  7. Brass • Made of brass • Loudest instruments in the orchestra • Long tubes with a flared end • Includes: • French Horn • Trumpet • Trombone • Tuba

  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtoLIGHfW8

  9. Percussion • Small and large instruments • Can be used by hitting, shaking, or scraping • Must use right force in the right spot and at the right time • Includes: • Snare Drum • Timpani • Cymbals • Bass drum

  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbve0x8lgnE

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