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Woodwinds, Brasses, Percussion & Strings
Woodwinds, Brasses, Percussion & Strings
The 4 Families in an Orchestra are Woodwinds, Brasses, Percussion, & Strings
Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon
These are 8 instruments in the Woodwinds family
Use your mouth to make a sound
By blowing in a edge or reed
French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, & Tuba
French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, & Tuba
These are 4 instruments in the Brass family
Use your lips with valves or slide and play in a marching band outside
Timpani, Xylophone, Marimba, Glockenspiel
Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle
There are many instruments in the Percussion family
And they make a sound when they are hit when you use your hands or pair of sticks
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
There are 4 instruments in the String family
Use a bow or pluck a string to play a melody
Fun Facts
- This song describes the standard sequence of groups or “families” of similar instruments that would appear, in order, on a typical musical score for a Symphony Orchestra.
- For the Woodwinds, Brasses & Strings, the sequence of instruments is ordered from the highest fundamental frequency to the lowest frequency.
- In the Woodwinds family, most of the instruments aren’t even made of wood!
- The Brass family instruments are all made of brass and produce their sound by the player buzzing their lips while blowing air through a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece.
- The musicians in an Orchestra are usually directed by a conductor who sets the tempo, interprets the musical composition and manages the performance.
