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Instrument Families

An orchestra consists of around 50-100 musicians who play a variety of instruments. The musicians are directed by a conductor who shows them when to start and stop playing as well as the tempo. Instruments are grouped into families that have similar traits but may differ in their appearance, sound, or how they are played. Examples of families include strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

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Instrument Families

An orchestra consists of around 50-100 musicians who play a variety of instruments. The musicians are directed by a conductor who shows them when to start and stop playing as well as the tempo. Instruments are grouped into families that have similar traits but may differ in their appearance, sound, or how they are played. Examples of families include strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

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© 2015 Emily Conroy

Orchestra- A Group of musicians (usually 50-100)


that play a variety of different instruments.

Musicians- People who play instruments in an


orchestra or who sing in a choir. If they practice
enough and get really good, sometimes they can even
make money!

Conductor- The person who shows the musicians


when to start/stop playing and how fast or slow to play
the music © 2015 Emily Conroy
The different instruments of the orchestra are grouped into
instrument families.

Instruments in an instrument family have similar traits but may


look, sound, or be played slightly different than the other
instruments in the same family.

This is similar to human families. Oftentimes, human families


have some things that are the same but others that are different.
For example, a young girl might look just like her mom but look
different than her brother. Her brother could be REALLY tall and
pale while the sister is REALLY short and tan. At the same time
though, they might have similar personalities!
© 2015 Emily Conroy
The following are links to examples of orchestras on YouTube:

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Kky5BC9Uk

Funny computer sounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGKwx-BFO0E

John Williams conducting star wars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQSJDLM8ZE

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Instrument

© 2015 Emily Conroy


Strings
Instruments in the string family produce sound by the vibration of strings.
Instruments in this family include: violin, viola, cello, double bass, and harp.

Cello Violin Harp

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Woodwind
Instruments in the woodwind family produce sound by blowing vibrating air inside a
tube. Instruments in this family include: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone.

Clarinet Flute Saxophone

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Brass
Instruments in the brass family are made out of brass. They produce sounds by buzzing
their lips into a cup-shaped mouthpiece and blowing vibrating air inside the instrument.
Instruments in this family include: trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba.

Trumpet Trombone

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Percussion
Instruments in the percussion family produce sound by striking, rubbing, or shaking the
instrument. They keep the rhythm and beat for the orchestra. There are many
percussion instruments. Examples include: piano, xylophone, cymbals, timpani, bass
drum, snare drum, triangle, tambourine, and maracas.

Piano Timpani

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Percussion Continued
Drums Xylophone

Tambourine Maracas Triangle

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