Introduction to Musical Instruments

1. Musical Instruments

2. 4 Instrument Families
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
Strings

3. Brass Family
Sound from buzzing lips
Made of brass
Mouthpiece
Bell
Valves or slide
Water key

4. Woodwind Family
Sound from wind
Originally made of wood
Mouthpiece
Keys
Pads

5. Percussion Family
Sound from sticks or mallets
Involves striking

6. String Family
Not in band
Sound from strings
Bowed or plucked
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Guitar, Banjo
Harp

7. Brass
Trumpet Horn
High Brass
Trombone Baritone Tuba
Low Brass

8. Trumpet
3 piston valves
Mouthpiece
Bell in front

9. Trumpet

10. Horn
3 or 4 rotary valves
Mouthpiece
Hand in bell

11. Horn

12. Trombone
Slide
Mouthpiece
Bell in front

13. Trombone

14. Baritone
3 piston valves
Mouthpiece
Bell at top
Looks like baby tuba

15. Baritone

16. Tuba
3 or 4 valves
Piston or rotary
Mouthpiece
Bell at top
Largest brass (lowest)

17. Tuba

18. Woodwind
Piccolo Flute
No Reed
Clarinet Saxophone
Single Reed
Oboe Bassoon
Double Reed

19. Flute
Air vibrates in flute
Blow across tone hole
Held to the side

20. Flute

21. Clarinet
Reed vibrates against mouthpiece
Ligature
In front of body

22. Clarinet

23. Saxophone
Reed vibrates against mouthpiece
Ligature
Made of brass
Has keys

24. Saxophone

25. Oboe
Reed vibrates against itself
Looks like clarinet

26. Oboe

27. Bassoon
Reed vibrates against itself
Uses seat strap

28. Bassoon

29. Percussion
Mallets
Drums
Auxiliary

30. Percussion: Mallets
Bells
Xylophone
Marimba
Chimes

31. Percussion: Drums
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Timpani

32. Percussion: Auxiliary
Cymbals
Tambourine
Triangle
Wood block