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​Lesson Extensions


Reading Music
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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
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Read about instruments
​with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
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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!
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What is Sound? 
Learn about sound from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company
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​Performance of Benjamin Britten's
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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Explore sound waves!
String Family
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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!
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Brass Family
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How Do Brass Instruments Work? 
Learn about brass instruments from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company
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<--Learn Facts about Brass Instruments on Kiddle!
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Make your own brass mouthpiece out of a bottle! -->
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​Click here to see MORE videos
and facts about instruments
​from the BRASS family!
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Woodwind Family
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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!
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​Percussion Family
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How Do Percussion Instruments Work? 
Learn about percussion instruments from Fran & Greg in their House of Sound. 
By the Children's Content Company
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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!
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Brainerd High School
North Campus
702 South 5th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-454-6200
Brainerd High School 
South Campus
400 Quince Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-454-5200
Forestview Middle School
12149 Knollwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56245
218-454-6000
Brainerd Music Department | 218.454.5384 | 702 South 5th Street, Brainerd MN 56401