Musical Instruments

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Musical Instruments
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4 Instrument Families

• Brass
• Woodwind
• Percussion
• Strings

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Brass Family

• Sound from buzzing lips
• Made of brass
• Mouthpiece
• Bell
• Valves or slide
• Water key

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Woodwind Family

• Sound from wind
• Originally made of wood
• Mouthpiece
• Keys
• Pads

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Percussion Family

• Sound from sticks or mallets
• Involves striking

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String Family

• Not in band
• Sound from strings
• Bowed or plucked
• Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
• Guitar, Banjo
• Harp

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Brass
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Trumpet

• 3 piston valves
• Mouthpiece
• Bell in front

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Trumpet
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Horn

• 3 or 4 rotary valves
• Mouthpiece
• Hand in bell

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Horn
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Trombone

• Slide
• Mouthpiece
• Bell in front

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Trombone
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Baritone

• 3 piston valves
• Mouthpiece
• Bell at top
• Looks like baby tuba

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Baritone
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Tuba

• 3 or 4 valves
• Piston or rotary
• Mouthpiece
• Bell at top
• Largest brass (lowest)

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Tuba
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Woodwind
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Flute

• Air vibrates in flute
• Blow across tone hole
• Held to the side

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Flute
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Clarinet

• Reed vibrates against mouthpiece
• Ligature
• In front of body

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Clarinet
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Saxophone

• Reed vibrates against mouthpiece
• Ligature
• Made of brass
• Has keys

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Saxophone
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Oboe

• Reed vibrates against itself
• Looks like clarinet

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Oboe
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Bassoon

• Reed vibrates against itself
• Uses seat strap

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Bassoon
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Percussion

• Mallets
• Drums
• Auxiliary

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Percussion Mallets

• Bells
• Xylophone
• Marimba
• Chimes

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Percussion Drums

• Snare Drum
• Bass Drum
• Timpani

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Percussion Auxiliary

• Cymbals
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Wood block

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