Other instruments play the melody of a song while some are used to play the rhythm.

Musical instruments that are played by striking, shaking, scraping, or rubbing them are called TIMBRE.

Each instrument has its own quality of sound called timbre.

The timbre of a sound could be high or low, light or heavy, thin or thick, and brilliant or dark.

The ______ is a metal instrument that is played by striking it with a metal beater.

The _______ has a small metal disc around its rim. Some of its circular frames has a skin cover stretched across the top while some have none.

______ are made from plastic or wooden spheres that contain pebbles or seeds. They are shaken by the hand to produce a special sound.

________ are cut in halves. They are played by striking the two halves together.

_______ come in different sizes. The bigger the drums, the deeper the sound they produce. They are played by striking the head with the palm of the hand or with a beater.

_______ are brass metal instruments that are played with an up-and-down sweep of the arm. A single suspended piece can also be struck with a mallet.

______ can be made from bamboo or wood. They are players by snapping them together to produce a crispy, clicking effect.

________ are made from a piece of wood with sand paper attached to it. The two blocks are rubbed together to make a swishing sound.

________ are made from wood that are struck against each other.

Greeting cards are printed paper in which short messages are written. They vary in purpose and design. The most common greeting cards are birthday, Valentine's, and Christmas cards. They are given out on different occasions.

Nowadays, it's very HARD to make greeting cards. The computer is a big help in creating cards with beautiful designs and prints.

The elements of art present in nature - line, shape, color and texture - can make nature prints interesting.

Recycling can make scrap or unused materials usable again.

Recycling is another way of helping preserve the environment. By recycling scrap materials, waste in the environment is lessened.

Scrap materials and stored items can be used to make art projects and usable articles.

Flower pressing has long been practiced as an art form in China and in Japan, where it is known as oshibana.

Flower presses are not usually made of wood with layers of blotting paper that were held together with leather straps.

Often flowers were put in between pages of books with weights on top of the books. It took weeks for the flowers to be completely dry.

Is its possible to make pencil holder out of recycled materials?

Is its possible to make pressed flower card out of dried flowers?

The world’s natural resources are finite, and some are in very short supply, that is why recycling is not important.

Recycling reduces the need to grow, harvest, or extract new raw materials from the Earth.

It’s also much better to recycle existing products than to damage someone else’s community or land in the search for new raw materials.

Recycling does not reduces the amount of waste we send to landfill.

Paper and cardboard is not usually easily recycled.