Let's Listen TO INSTRUMENTS OF THE  ORCHESTRA

The orchestra is a large group of people all playing different instruments together to make music.  Each person who plays an instrument is called an instrumentalist.  The orchestra is divided in to 4 groups of instruments (which we call 'families'). 

These families are called Percussion, Brass, Woodwind and Strings.  Let's listen to some of the instruments in each family.

THE PERCUSSION FAMILY (instruments that you hit or pluck)

TIMPANI (drums) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPmGtV72VOE

XYLOPHONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHP5xjBP-9I

GLOCKENSPIEL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1G92tkoZUU

THE BRASS FAMILY (instruments that are made of brass and that you blow into)

TRUMPET watch this man play 2 trumpets at the same time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV9b7Vuvaw8

FRENCH HORN see the instrument put together before she plays! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3e3ct5vaeo

THE WOODWIND FAMILY (instruments that are made of wood, silver or gold that you blow into)

'CARROT' CLARINET  see this man make a clarinet out of a carrot! Brilliant!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbj7FYEi3M

OBOE listen to a beautiful Mozart Oboe Concerto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhygJyCvYeA

THE STRINGS FAMILY (instruments that have strings and are made of wood)