The purpose of this subject sampler is to help develop your understanding and appreciation for the various music instrument families; learning which instrument belongs in each family. Students will be introduced to the four basic instrument families, learn the names of the instruments in each family, understand how instruments are categorized in each family, and experiment with invention your own instrument and categorizing it into one of the four instrument families. Students read information from a website, play educational games, or watch informational videos. So remember to explore, learn some things new, and have fun doing it! Be sure to answer the questions following each activity!
1. What are the four instrument families? 2. Which instrument family do you like the best? Why? 3. Which instrument do you think you would like to play? Why?
1. Name five instruments found in an orchestra? 2. Where to the violinist usually sit in an orchestra? 3. What type of feeling to you have when you listen to the live symphony performances?
1. Which instrument family has instruments mostly made of brass? 2. Do you think percussion instruments are louder than brass instruments? 3. What role do you think history plays in the development of instruments?
1. What kind of instrument did you make? 2. Which family is your instrument apart of? 3. Why did you place your instrument in the family that you chose?
Conclusion
I hope you have enjoyed this sampling of the music instrument family. Hopefully you have had fun, as well as learned more about instruments and now know a great deal more than before on the subject. Learning about instruments can be a lot of fun as well as informational. By knowing how instruments are classified, you can categorize any instrument without necessarily even knowing the name of a particular instrument; like the one you’ve invented in the last section.