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​Lesson Extensions


Reading Music
Chrome Music Lab Song Maker
Compose your own music!
CLICK HERE
​ to test your note reading skills, play more games,
and watch videos about reading music!
Instruments of the Orchestra
Read about instruments
​with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Explore Instrument Families
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Guide to the Orchestra
Watch Instrument demonstrations by the players of the
Minnesota Orchestra in this YouTube playlist!
What is Sound? 
Learn about sound from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company
​Performance of Benjamin Britten's
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Explore sound waves!
String Family
How Do String Instruments Work? 
Learn about string instruments from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company
Check out these photographs from inside
​of string instruments!



​Click here to see MORE videos
and facts about instruments
​from the STRING family!
Brass Family
How Do Brass Instruments Work? 
Learn about brass instruments from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company

<--Learn Facts about Brass Instruments on Kiddle!
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Make your own brass mouthpiece out of a bottle! -->
                                           

                                       
​Click here to see MORE videos
and facts about instruments
​from the BRASS family!
Woodwind Family
How Do Woodwind Instruments Work? 
Learn about woodwind instruments from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company



​​Click here to see MORE videos
and facts about instruments
​from the WOODWIND family!


​Percussion Family
How Do Percussion Instruments Work? 
Learn about percussion instruments from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company
Make your own rhythms on
percussion instruments!
Timpani or Kettle Drums
 Keyboard Percussion
Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Vibraphone, Chimes, Piano, Celesta (Celeste)
Do you have a glockenspiel at home? Want to learn to play something? Check out these videos!
​(**Please ignore that the titles say "xylophone." These have metal bars, so they are GLOCKENSPIELS.**)
The piano is both a STRING instrument and a PERCUSSION instrument because it has hammers that hit the strings. Pianos aren't typically part of a Symphony Orchestra except as a solo instrument.

​Want to see how is a piano is made?
<--​​​Mrs. Lee recorded this piano player
     last summer at Pike Place Market
     ​in Seattle, WA.
Auxiliary Percussion
Tambourine, Triangle, Wood Blocks, Temple Blocks, Cow Bell, Shakers
Latin Percussion
Conga, Bongos, Maracas, Claves, Guiro
*These instruments aren't often a part of a Symphony Orchestra*
Learn how to play the Bongos!