![]() Use the pictures of instruments in our folder and on our website. ![]() Also introduce the keyboard family as an additional family of instruments. Instrument worksheets or quizzes may be found on our website.ġ) Introduce the names of the instruments in the woodwind, brass, string and percussion sections, including the electric guitar and electronic musical keyboard. Piano keyboards, Windows computers, Alfred Basic Piano, Music Ace and Groovy software and all cables, adapters and headphones associated with electronic equipment. *Students will complete one or more pages in the Alfred Basic Piano Library Level 1A (varies based on student level). *Students will complete a quiz about identifying instruments on our website. *Students will learn the names of the instruments in the music families (woodwind, brass, string, percussion / keyboard). The class structure is ‘work-at-your-own-pace’ because students are not required to have any materials or music equipment to participate.Įssential Question: What are the main instrument families in music? (Answers below evaluation.) Garrett Each Music Technology student will receive one 30-45 minute lesson per week. Question: Which of these is not a type of African drum? Answer: "Timpani" is the Italian word for "drums." In English the term refers to orchestral kettledrums.View the lesson as a PDF file (1.6 MB) Identifying the Music Instrument Families Question: What is the word for a kind of stringed instrument? Answer: A harp is a large triangular instrument with strings that the player plucks. Pitch is controlled by moving one’s hands nearer to or farther from the device, without ever touching it. Question: The theremin belongs to this class of musical instruments: Answer: The theremin, invented in 1920, was one of the world’s first electronic instruments. Two lift the felt dampers above the strings, while the left pedal shifts the keyboard and action sideways. Question: How many pedals does a grand piano have? Answer: The grand piano has three pedals. Not long after its invention, the French army adopted it for its bands. Question: The saxophone is a popular jazz instrument, but what was its first use? Answer: Antoine-Joseph Sax invented the saxophone for use in military bands and orchestras. ![]() Question: What is the name for the end of a horn that projects the sound? Answer: On most brass instruments, the musician blows into the mouthpiece and the sound comes out the opposite, flared end, known as the bell. Musical Instruments Question: Which of these instruments requires a reed in order to be played? Answer: Reed instruments, such as clarinets, oboes, harmonicas, and bagpipes, produce sound when the player’s breath causes a thin strip of some material (usually cane or metal) to vibrate. ![]() SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.
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