The String and the Woodwind: Instruments of the Orchestra February 2, 2023
Our target for today Identify the woodwind instruments of the orchestra.
What are the different string instruments learned?
The Stringed Instruments
Violin The smallest but with the highest pitch stringed instrument.
Viola A little bigger and tuned a fifth lower than the violin.
Cello Is played by bowing or by plucking the strings. It is held in between the knees while seated.
Bass Is the biggest and has the lowest pitch in the string family.
Harp It has a wide range of pitches and can produce both very low and high sounds. It has 47 strings
The Woodwind Instruments
Woodwind instruments are played by blowing air into their mouthpiece. Mouthpiece is part of the wind instruments like woodwind and brass which is placed in the mouth of the musician. . The Woodwind Instruments
Tunes are produced by covering the finger holes. Almost all of the woodwind instruments are made of wood with a reed in the mouthpiece. The Woodwind Instruments
Examples of Woodwind Instruments
The Woodwind Instruments
Piccolo The piccolo is the smallest woodwind instrument. It produces pitches that are an Octave higher than the flute.
Flute The flute can produce high pitch sounds and in rapid Succession. Orchestral flutes are usually made of metal although some are made of wood. Flute is an aerophone or reedless also known as edge-blown wind instrument .
Oboe The oboe has two reeds in the mouthpiece. It is considered the most expressive woodwind instrument.
Clarinet The clarinet is a woodwind instrument with only one reed. It can produce a wide range of low to high notes with versatile sound.
Bassoon The bassoon is the biggest and has the lowest pitch in the woodwind family. It can produce a comic and unique sound that is why musicians call it as the "clown of the orchestra.
Saxophone Is a woodwind instrument but made of brass played with a single reed mouthpiece. Its sound is in the middle of the woodwind and brass sections .
The Woodwind Instruments
Watch the video clip The Woodwind Instruments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LictNJlaXog
How do these woodwind instruments helped in producing music or songs?
What are the different woodwind instruments learned?
1.The smallest instrument but with the highest pitch in the woodwind family. 2. Also known as the "clown of the orchestra. 3. Is the biggest and has the lowest pitch in the woodwind family. 4. Its sound is in the middle of the woodwind and brass sections. 5. It is considered the most expressive woodwind instrument. Identify what instrument is being described. .
Study pages 63-64 of Music and Arts for Fun Book Agreement:
Answer Check Out letter A and C page 66-67 Music and Arts for Fun Book Agreement:
Give the meaning of the following instruments: Picollo Flute Oboe Saxophone Clarinet Bassoon Agreement: