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MAPEH 6 - MUSIC PPT Q3 - Musical Instruments 1

The document summarizes the four main families of instruments in an orchestra: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. It provides details about common instruments in each family, including what they look like, how they are played, and their pitch range. For each family, it lists key facts such as what materials they are made from and how sound is produced from the instruments.

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MAPEH 6 - MUSIC PPT Q3 - Musical Instruments 1

The document summarizes the four main families of instruments in an orchestra: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. It provides details about common instruments in each family, including what they look like, how they are played, and their pitch range. For each family, it lists key facts such as what materials they are made from and how sound is produced from the instruments.

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Family Categories

● Strings
● Woodwinds
● Brass
● Percussion
STRING INSTRUMENTS
●are instruments that are
plucked or bowed and
are often referred to as
the “backbone” of the
orchestra.
strings

Cello

Bass
VIOLA
A little larger
than a violin.
It is tuned a
fifth lower
than violin.
CELLO
Larger than
viola. Held by
the player
between his/her
knees and
moves the bow
to and fro.
DOUBLE BASS
Largest among
the stringed
instruments
that has the
lowest pitch.
HARP
Stringed
instrument
that is
played by
plucking.
VIOLIN
The leader and
the heart of the
orchestra. Played
by moving the
bow to and fro
across the
strings.
String Facts
● All of the string family instruments are made of wood
● Their sizes are what makes them sound different
● Highest to lowest pitched strings
● Violin
● Viola
● Cello
● Bass
● Strings are made of gut, steel, or nylon
● Strings can be bowed with a bow or plucked with the
fingers
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS

●produce music
when musicians
blow the
mouthpiece.
PICCOLO
Is the smallest
instrument in the
woodwind
section. It has a
range octave
higher than
flute.
FLUTE
Has a high range and is really
capable of producing fast
series of tones.
OBOE
Is the most dramatic among
the woodwind musical
instruments.
CLARINET
Is a cylindrical instrument with
a cup-shaped mouthpiece and
a flaring bell at the end.
BASSOON
Is called the
“clown” of the
orchestra for it
has long curving
metallic
mouthpiece . Its
tone is soft and
mellow.
Woodwinds

● Bassoon

● Clarinet
● Saxophone

● Oboe
● Flute
Woodwind Facts
● Woodwinds use vibrating air to produce different
sounds
● All woodwinds except the flute uses a reed to make
sound.
● Aside from wood, woodwinds are also made of bone,
ivory, or metal
BRASS INSTRUMENTS
●are used to produce
sound by means of
blowing. They are
made of brass metal.
TRUMPET
Is the main instrument of the
brass section which has a brilliant
and brassy sound.
TROMBONE
Is the only sliding instrument in
the brass section that changes
pitch in any key.
FRENCH HORN
Is 12-feet long
and sounds more
mellow than the
trumpet.
TUBA
Is the largest in
the brass section
and has the
lowest pitch.
Brass

● Trumpet ● Trombone
● French Horn ● Tuba
Brass Facts
● Usually made from brass
● Sound is produced by “buzzing” into a mouthpiece
● Brass is made up of really long tubing
● Brass instruments are loud instruments
● They are used in military bands, orchestra’s, and bands
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

●are played by striking


the instruments with
sticks of hammers while
others are through
shaking or rubbing like
maracas.
TIMPANI
SNARE DRUM
BASS DRUM
Percussion Facts
● Percussion is a HUGE family
● It includes any instrument that can be shaken, scraped, or struck
● Percussion family includes:
● Piano
● Timpani
● Chimes
● Cymbals
● Xylophone
● Bass Drum
● Triangle
● And many more
● A percussionist may play as many as a dozen instruments at a time
in an orchestra
Percussion

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