Let's Learn Our Orchestra Instruments

In this fun and exciting course, we will learn all about the different instruments used in an orchestra. We will go through each section including the wood winds, the brass instruments, the strings, and percussion. We will look at visual aids for each major instrument and then we will listen to a small track that will help us to hear what they sound like. We will learn about each section and the some of different instruments that are used. In the woodwinds section, we will talk about the oboe, bassoon, clarinet, flute, and saxophone. We will learn about the different reeds that are used and demonstrate how to blow on them. Next we will discuss the brass instruments. We will talk about the trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba. We will talk about how those are played and then hear how they sound like.  Then we will talk about the percussion section. There we will talk about some of the different instruments used in this section, and how they are used. Last, we will talk about the string section that includes the violin, violas, cellos, and bass. We will listen to each one to figure out how they differ. Last we will discuss what we learned and talk about what our new favorite orchestra instrument is!