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MEET THE INSTRUMENT FAMILIES!Did you know that instruments are divided into groups called Families? There are 4 Instrument Families in a symphony orchestra. The instruments in each family share certain characteristics, such as their shape, what material they are made of, and how they are played.
Let’s meet the Instrument Families!
STRING FAMILY These family members:• have a similar shape, are
made of wood, and come indifferent sizes
• have strings stretched acrossthe front
• make their sound by drawinga bow across the strings, or bypulling the strings with yourfingers
WOODWIND FAMILY These family members:• have a similar shape—long
tubes that you blow air into• originally, all woodwinds were
made of wood. Today, themodern flute is made of metaland other woodwinds havesome metal parts
• all woodwinds except theflute use a small piece ofwood called a reed. The reedvibrates and produces soundwhen you blow across it
VIOLIN
FLUTE
VIOLA
OBOE
CELLO
CLARINET BASSOON
DOUBLE BASS
fam·i·ly [‘fam(ə)lē] Noun
· A group of peoplerelated to one another
· A group of objectsthat share a significantcharacteristic
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MEET THE INSTRUMENT FAMILIES! (CONTINUED)
BRASS FAMILYThese family members:• are all made of long brass
tubes curled up intodifferent shapes.
• have cup-shapedmouthpieces that you buzzinto to create sound
• all have a bell—that’s theflared end of the brass tube.That’s where the soundcomes out!
PERCUSSION FAMILYThese family members:• make sounds when they
are hit, shaken, scraped, orrubbed
• many are played by strikingthe instrument with a stickor mallet
• most are used to keepthe rhythm and to createspecial sounds
TRUMPET FRENCH HORN
TIMPANISNARE DRUM
BASS DRUM
TROMBONE
CYMBALS
TUBA
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