1. Instruments
They get plucked, bowed, blown, & beaten

2. But firstthe clickers
3. Clicker
4. Hang in there!
Remove the battery saver tab on the back
Press and release the Go (or Ch button)
While the light is flashing, enter channel
We are channel 41
After entering 41, press and release Go; the light should turn green briefly to confirm communication.
5. So, today is
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
I have no idea
6. The weather today is
Too hot
Too cold
Just right
7. Classifications of instruments
Aerophones
Chordophones
Idiophones
Membranophones
Electrophones
8. Which of these is an idiophone?
1.Trumpet
2. Triangle
3. Motorola
4. Harp
9. Instrument families
String
Plucked or Bowed
Woodwind
Single vs double reed, duct
Brass
Percussion
Keyboard
10. Bowed Strings
Violin family
Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass
Viol family
Various sizes, braccia (arm) or gamba (leg)
Spike fiddles: rebab, erhu
11. 12. 13. Plucked Strings
Guitar, Vihuela, Bass Guitar
Lute, Oud
Mandolin
Banjo
Harp
Sitar & Veena
14. 15. Of these three, which is largest and therefore can play the lowest notes?
1. Violin
2. Viola
3. Cello
16. Woodwinds
Flute, recorder, dizi, tin whistle, piccolo, fife
Clarinet, Saxophone
Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon
Bagpipes
17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Clarinet Single or double reed?
1. Single
2. Double
24. Brass
Trumpets
Trombone, Sackbut
(French) Horn
Tuba, Euphonium
Shofar, etc.
Didgeridoo
25. 26. Percussion
Snare drum, Tom Toms, Bass Drum
Cymbals, Gongs
Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba
Cowbells, Triangles, Shakers, Janglers
Tympani
Drum Kit
27. 28. Which is an indefinite-pitched instrument?
1. Maracas
2. Tympani
3. Xylophone
29. Keyboards
Piano, Fortepiano, Harpsichord, Clavichord, Celeste, Toy Piano
Organ, Accordion
Electronic keyboard instruments
30. ??
Computers
Turntables
31. Standard Symphony Orchestra
32. 33. Which woodwind instrument is not typically part of the orchestra?
1. Flute
2. Clarinet
3. Saxophone
4. Bassoon
5. Oboe
34. Baroque Orchestra
Harpsichord
Strings
Bassoon
Occasionally oboe, flute, and/or horn
35. Classical-Era Orchestra
Harpsichord or Fortepiano
Strings
Pairs of oboes and bassoons
Pair of horns
Occasionally flutes, trumpets
36. 19th-20th Century Orchestras
Strings
Usually pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons
Four horns
Two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba
Percussion
37. Benjamin britten
The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra (1946)
38. The Wind Ensemble
39. Which instrument family is not usually included in a Wind Ensemble?
1. Strings
2. Woodwinds
3. Brass
4. Percussion
40. Wind Ensembles
AKA Concert Bands, Marching Bands, etc.
No Strings!
Expanded instrumental employment
More of each instrument (often)
Saxophone family included
More use of percussion
41. Electric guitar & bass, Drums
The Core Rock Ensemble