Musical Instruments (3-4)

Woodwinds

100

Sound is produced on this instrument by blowing across an open hole.

Flute

200

Usually made of wood or plastic, this instrument uses a single reed attached to a mouthpiece to produce a sound.

Clarinet

300

This instrument was invented by a Belgian instrument maker to combine the power of the brass with the agility of the woodwinds.

Saxophone

400

This instrument looks similar to a clarinet, but uses a double reed to produce its sound.

Oboe

500

This long, double reed instrument is one of the lowest sounds of the woodwind family.

Bassoon

Brass

100

This brass instrument uses a slide to change its length.

Trombone

200

This instrument with three valves is the highest-pitched member of the brass family.

Trumpet

300

This instrument with four or five valves is the lowest-pitched member of the brass family.

Tuba

400

This instrument is played with your hand in the bell almost all of the time.

French Horn (or Horn)

500

This brass instrument's name means "sweet-voiced" or "beautiful sound".

Euphonium

Strings

100

Also known as a fiddle, this is the smallest and highest sounding member of the string family.

Violin

200

This instrument sits on an endpin and rests between your legs while playing seated on a chair.

'Cello

300

This lowest member of the string family rests on an endpin and is often as tall or taller than the person playing it while standing.

Bass (or Double Bass)

400

This instrument looks similar to a violin, but is slightly larger, and is the second highest sounding member of the string family.

Viola

500

This stick with horsehair stretched between its ends moves across the strings to produce sound on string instruments.

Bow

Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"

100

This instrument's light, fluttering, and high-pitched melody represents the bird.

Flute

200

The slow, grumbling, and deep notes of the this instrument represent the grouchy, warning voice of the grandfather.

Bassoon

300

The cat's stealthy, playful pouncing is expressed through this instrument's smooth, sneaky staccato notes in a low register.

Clarinet

400

A trio of this instrument produces a rich, ominous, and dark sound to represent the wolf lurking in the forest.

French Horns (or Horns)

500

The plaintive tone of this instrument perfectly represents the waddling duck.

Oboe

Recorders!

100

This is the type of recorder we play in music class.

Soprano Recorder

200

This is the fingering for G.

T123

300

This recorder is similar to the one we play in class, but it is slightly longer and plays slightly lower.

Alto Recorder

400

T2 is the fingering for this note.

C

500

T12345 is the fingering for this note.

E