Exploring the Brass Family

In this timbre of instruments worksheet, students explore the concept of timbre meaning four different kinds of sounds: string, brass, choral and percussion. Students locate those concepts in a word search puzzle.

Students brainstorm to list as many instruments as they can and try to guess which instrument family into which they fit. They research each instrument on a website and find the family, hear the sound and learn about each one.

Students research the Black Forest region of Germany to assess its people, natural resources, products and crafts. They focus in on their production of cuckoo clocks. Each student designs and makes their own replica of a Black Forest...

Students examine the characteristics of the four families of instruments. They read an eBook, unscramble instruments and categorize them in the correct families, take a quiz, and explore the San Francisco Symphony website.

Third graders 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...

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...

Students identify brass, woodwind, string, and percussion instruments and group them into appropriate families in this technology-based Music lesson for 2nd through 5th grades. Each students is required to have a handheld device or laptop.

Students investigate music by examining instruments.  In this music appreciation lesson plan, students observe photographs of many musicians and their instruments and discuss the instruments with their classmates.  Students write a...

Students use their imaginations to create their own musical instrument that is also a fortune teller. They also review the concepts of a music unit and specifically the different families of instruments.