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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students research and analyze how each of the four families of instruments make or create the family specific sounds. They create their own drums, and play the instruments as a group activity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students listen to selected solo instruments and place the instrument in its correct family of instruments; students also identify from listening to examples: orchestra, band, vocal solo, and choral performance. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students identify many types of instruments. students practice listening, singing and playing the instruments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students explore the four basic instruments of the Brass Family in the four lessons of this unit. The French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba are inspected as students develope a familiarity with their sight and sounds. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the families to which the instruments of an orchestra belong. The identification of the instruments and their function in the playing of symphonies are made as they listen to the piece, "Peter and the Wolf." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students study the characteristics and classification of the string family of musical instruments. They develop visual and aural awareness of the strings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the five major instrument families, discovering which instrument is in which family, the sounds of the different families/instruments, etc. They complete a variety of activities throughout the lesson/unit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students explore all types of instruments and their respective families. They make four signs, each with the name of one instrument family printed on it. The game begins by going to the right corner of the room when an instrument is called out. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students identify the four instrument families of the symphony orchestra. They listen to the instruments and compare the similarities and differences of each of the four families. They design and create an instrument that belongs to a specific family of the symphony orchestra. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students recognize the differences and commonalities of the instrument families. They listen to a short recognizable orchestral excerpt (Beethoven 5th Symphony), research a famiily of instruments, and create a list of similarities and differences among each instrument in the family. Full Review »
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