Musical Instrument Families Exploration
Discovering the Four Main Instrument Families Year 7 Music Education Australian Victorian Curriculum
Learning Objectives
Identify the four main instrument families Understand how each family produces sound Classify instruments into their correct families Recognize instruments by sight and sound
What Makes Sound?
Think about how different objects make sound What do they all have in common?
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The Four Instrument Families
Strings - vibrating strings create sound Woodwinds - air blown through or across openings Brass - air vibrated through metal tubes Percussion - struck, shaken, or scraped surfaces
String Family
Sound created by vibrating strings Strings can be plucked, bowed, or struck Pitch changes with string length and tension Examples: violin, guitar, piano, harp
String Family Detective
Look at these instruments Which ones belong to the string family? Violin, Trumpet, Guitar, Flute, Cello, Drums
Woodwind Family
Air blown through or across the instrument Sound created by vibrating air column Not all woodwinds are made of wood! Examples: flute, clarinet, saxophone, recorder
Woodwind Sound Production
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Brass Family
Air vibrated through metal tubes Player's lips buzz into a mouthpiece Valves or slides change pitch Examples: trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba
Percussion Family
Largest and most diverse family Sound from striking, shaking, or scraping Can be tuned or untuned Examples: drums, cymbals, xylophone, triangle
Family Sorting Challenge
Sort these instruments into their families: Piano, Flute, Drums, Violin, Trumpet, Clarinet, Cymbals, Guitar
Tricky Classifications
Why is a saxophone a woodwind when it's made of brass? Why is a piano a string instrument when you press keys?
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