Unit 8 – Instruments of the Orchestra
Activity 1 – The Instruments
Other instruments will be introduced, one from each family:
Woodwind instruments: flute, clarinet
Percussion instruments: drums, triangle
The students will learn some basic characteristics about each instrument and identify the instrument from the image. The children will be asked to colour the instruments in the handout provided.
The teacher plays excerpts of each instruments playing alone whilst displaying a picure of the instrument so that the children familiarise themselves with the sound produced and make associations.
In another activity, the teacher plays excerpts in a random order one by one, this time without displaying any pictures. The children are asked to identify the instrument. The teacher will then display the picture of the instument being played.
Activity 2 – Find the Instruments
Other instruments from each family will be introduced:
String instruments: violin, cello, double bass
Brass instruments: horn, trombone, tuba
Woodwind instruments: flute, clarinet, bassoon
Percussion instruments: triangle, timplani
These instuments are introduced one by one. The teacher will provide some basic information about each instrument whilst showing an image of the instrument. It is recommended that exerpts of each instrument playing alone are utilised during the lesson.
The students should be able to recognise the sound of some instruments, classify them according to the family to which they belong and be familiar with their sound and timbre.
In this activity the children will be asked to find the instrument in the wordsearch.