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A Young Person ’ s Guide to the Orchestra

A Young Person ’ s Guide to the Orchestra. By Benjamin Britten. Last week we studied Benjamin Britten ’ s A Young Person ’ s Guide to the Orchestra. We met Violet and Uncle Ollie. Violet introduced us to the orchestra!. Each Instrument of the Orchestra is represented in this musical piece.

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A Young Person ’ s Guide to the Orchestra

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  1. A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra By Benjamin Britten

  2. Last week we studied Benjamin Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

  3. We met Violet and Uncle Ollie

  4. Violet introduced us to the orchestra!

  5. Each Instrument of the Orchestra is represented in this musical piece. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

  6. We learned about the Woodwinds!

  7. We learned about the Strings!

  8. The Brass Instruments!

  9. And the Percussion!

  10. v The circled character represents the ____ family. • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/music/kamien9e/part01/chapter02/youngpersonsguide/brittenguideinteractive.htm

  11. v The circled character represents the ____ family. • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion

  12. v The circled character represents the ____ family. • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion

  13. The circled character represents the ____ family. v • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion

  14. Name this family of instruments • Strings • Brass • Woodwinds • Percussion

  15. The flute and the piccolo are the only instruments in the orchestra that are side blown and is played similar to… • A piece of grass • A drinking straw • A can • A bottle

  16. The oboe uses a reed to produce sound. It is a • Single Reed • Double Reed

  17. The more holes we cover on a woodwind instrument makes the instrument go • Lower • Higher Clarinet

  18. The Bassoon has 4 parts. If stretched out it would be around • 4 foot long • 6 foot long • 8 foot long

  19. Name this family of instruments… • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion

  20. Select the lowest sounding Brass Family Instrument • French Horn • Trombone • Trumpet • Tuba

  21. What is one unusual fact about the French horn? • It is made brass • It has a mouthpiece • The player cups his/her hand in the bell to shade the sound. • It’s very loud

  22. The trombone changes length, goes higher and lower, by changing its • Slide • Bell • Mouthpiece • Clothes

  23. The trumpet plays the highest notes in the brass family. • True • False

  24. Name this family of instruments… • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion

  25. The violin is the lowest sounding instrument in the string family. • True • False

  26. The viola looks and is shaped exactly like the violin except • The viola has more strings • The viola is slightly larger • The viola has two bows • The viola is played standing up

  27. The longer the string the ____ it sounds cello • Lower • Higher

  28. The string bass is the _____ of the string instruments • Highest • Lowest

  29. The harp has 47 strings. • True • False

  30. Name this family of instruments… • Woodwinds • Strings • Brass • Percussion

  31. The snare drum has a membrane is non-pitched. • True • False

  32. The Xylophone is a pitched percussion instrument. • True • False

  33. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Introduction • http://youtu.be/HqlXkr81t9c • http://youtu.be/Ku3TRcjLpyY Ending Fugue • http://youtu.be/waP1N446Zb0\

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