The Percussion Family

This week, our students have learned about the Percussion family. This family is one of the most diverse in the whole orchestra. We have taken a look at many different Percussion instruments and grouped them into two groups - pitched and non-pitched. Pitched instruments can play multiple notes while non-pitched can only make sounds. For example, the xylophone is a pitched Percussion instrument and the cymbals are a non-pitched instrument.

The String Family

Violin

Viola

Cello

String Bass

 

Last week, our students have studied the string family. They learned that string instruments can be grouped into two categories - orchestra strings and non-orchestra strings. The pictures above are of the 4 main orchestra instruments. The kindergarten and 1st grade students got a big surprise when Gabe Feese and Matt Shepherd stopped by from Music is Me. They brought LOTS of string instruments with them and some of our students even got to play them. I will post pictures in another post, so keep your eyes out for those!  

The Woodwinds

The woodwind family is one of the more difficult to remember! This week, our HES students have had an opportunity to take a closer look at the flute and clarinet. The family is grouped into two different subgroups called "flutes" and "reeds." The flute group has consists of instruments like the flute, recorder, and piccolo. The reed group consists of the saxophone, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon. Take a look at their pictures below:

Bassoon

 

Clarinet

 

Oboe

 



 Saxophone

 Flute