Created by: Susan Zimmerman
So you want to play an instrument but you don't know which one. As fourth grade students you have the opportunity to select an instrument to learn to play.
What instrument will you play? From what family?
Your mission is to discover which instrument turns you on... lights your fire or simply makes you want to create beautiful music.
Explore the four families of instruments. Narrow your choices down to a particular instrument from each family. Answer the questions for each instrument that you selected until you have selected one instrument, your personal favorite.
1. List the four families of Instruments:
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Resources:
Musical
Instruments Instruments
Families
2. Select your favorite high pitched; low pitched and middle pitched instrument from each of the four families.
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Family Name |
High Pitch |
Low Pitch |
Middle Pitch |
Resources:
Brass
Family
String
Family
Percussion
Family Woodwind
Family
3. From the above list select your favorite instrument from each family.
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Favorite Instrument |
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4.The next step is is to discover an interesting fact about each of the instruments you have selected using one of the links below.
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Interesting Fact |
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Resources:
Cello
String Bass Viola
Violins
Trumpets French Horn Trombones Tuba
Clarinets Flutes
Bassoons Oboe
Percussion
More Instruments
Google
Ask Jeeves for Kids Yahooligans
5. The final step is to tell us which instrument turns you on... lights your fire or simply makes you want to create beautiful music and why?
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