MAPEH 4-5

• 1. have a similar shape, are made of wood, and come in different sizes

• 2. have strings stretched across the front

•   3. make their sound by drawing a bow across the strings, or by pulling the strings with your fingers

• • Strings

• • Woodwinds

• • Brass

• • Percussion

• 1. produce sound when air (wind) is blown inside.

•  2. Air might be blown across an edge, as with a flute; between a reed and a surface, as with a clarinet; or between two reeds, as with a bassoon.

• 3. The sound happens when the air vibrates inside.

• • Strings

• • Woodwinds

• • Brass

• • Percussion

The _____ is the baby of the string family, and like babies, makes the highest sounds.

Typical-sized: 24 inches.

How to use: play it by resting it between your chin and left shoulder.

• Voilin

• Viola

• Cello

• Bass

• Harp

The _____ is the older sister or brother of the violin.

Typical-sized: over 2 feet long

How to use: play it by resting it between your chin and left shoulder.

• Voilin

• Viola

• Cello

• Bass

• Harp

The _____ sounds most like a human voice, and it can make a wide variety of tones, from warm low pitches to bright higher notes.

Typical-sized: around 4 feet long

• Voilin

• Viola

• Cello

• Bass

• Harp

This is the grandfather of the string family is the _____. It is biggest member of the string family, with the longest strings, which allow it to play very low notes.

Typical-sized: over 6 feet long

• Voilin

• Viola

• Cello

• Bass

• Harp

The _____ is different from the other stringed instruments.

It shaped a little like the number 7, and has 47 strings of varying lengths.

Typical-sized: about over 6 feet long

• Voilin

• Viola

• Cello

• Bass

• Harp

This instrument is also called a double bassoon. It has a double reed that can play an octave lower than a regular bassoon.

• Flute

• Oboe

• Clarinet

• Bassoon

A woodwind instrument consisting of a black cylindrical tube that has a mouthpiece with a single reed at one end, and a bell at the other end. The wooden tube has holes covered by metal keys, which are pressed to change the instrument's pitch.

• Flute

• Oboe

• Clarinet

• Bassoon

Is a woodwind instrument made of a conical tube with a double reed stuck into the top.

Sound is made by blowing through the double reed.

The pitch is changed by opening and closing holes on the sides of the instrument.

• Flute

• Oboe

• Clarinet

• Bassoon