This playfully engaging class will help 8 to 12-year-olds learn to identify the sounds of musical instruments with a playful group game. This game's featured instruments will change from week to week including stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass instruments, percussion instruments, and instruments that defy category! No previous instrument knowledge is necessary. To provide repetition, we'll play the game on a rotation, adding more when students need additional challenge.  

(NOTE: After our 30-minute game, students will be invited to perform any songs they've been working on. This is not required! This is just a fun performance opportunity among friends. It's okay if students do not play an instrument or sing. Audience members are welcome.)

WIND MIX: baritone horn, bassoon, clarinet, daegem, didgeridoo, English Horn, flute, French Horn, oboe, piccolo, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba
(Week of July 28-August 3)


BOW & BAR MIX: double/acoustic bass, cello, erhu, glockenspiel, haegeum, kalimba, marimba, musical saw, nyckelharpa, rebab, vibraphone, viola, violin, xylophone, 
(Week of August 4-10)


UNUSUAL INSTRUMENT MIX: chapman stick, cimbalom/hammered dulcimer, friction harp, glass armonica, harp guitar, hydraulophone, Indian morchang /mouth harp/jaw harp, ocarina, steel drum/pan drum, steel tongue, drum/tank drum/hang drum, theremin, toha/totem harp, wintergatan marble machine, yabahar, zeusaphone/musical Tesla coils
(Week of August 11-17)


WIND/BOW & BAR/UNUSUAL INSTRUMENT REVIEW: baritone horn, bassoon, clarinet, daegem, didgeridoo, English Horn, flute, French Horn, oboe, piccolo, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, double/acoustic bass, cello, erhu, glockenspiel, haegeum, kalimba, marimba, musical saw, nyckelharpa, rebab, vibraphone, viola, violin, xylophone, chapman stick, cimbalom/hammered dulcimer, friction harp, glass armonica, harp guitar, hydraulophone, Indian morchang /mouth harp/jaw harp, ocarina, steel drum/pan drum, steel tongue, drum/tank drum/hang drum, theremin, toha/totem harp, wintergatan marble machine, yabahar, zeusaphone/musical Tesla coils
(Week of August 18-24)


KEYBOARDS & DRONES MIX: accordian, bagpipes, electric organ, harpsichord, harmonium, hurdy gurdy, celesta, piano, pipe organ
(Week of August 25-31)


STRINGS MIX: acoustic guitar, autoharp, balalaika, banjo, cuatro, dobro, double bass/upright bass, electric bass, electric guitar, guzheng, mandolin, oud, sitar, Tennessee Music Box, ukulele
(Week of September 1-7)


PERCUSSION MIX: agogo/agogo bells, bodhran, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, cowbell, djembe, drum set, guiro, maracas, tabla, tambourine, timpani, triangle, zills
(Week of September 8-14)


KEYBOARDS/DRONES/STRINGS/PERCUSSION REVIEW
KEYBOARDS & DRONES: accordian, bagpipes, electric organ, harpsichord, harmonium, hurdy gurdy, celesta, piano, pipe organ /STRINGS: acoustic guitar, autoharp, balalaika, banjo, cuatro, dobro, double bass/upright bass, electric bass, electric guitar, guzheng, mandolin, oud, sitar, Tennessee Music Box, ukulele / PERCUSSION: agogo/agogo bells, bodhran, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, cowbell, djembe, drum set, guiro, maracas, tabla, tambourine, timpani, triangle, zills
(Week of September 15-21)


WIND MIX: baritone horn, bassoon, clarinet, daegem, didgeridoo, English Horn, flute, French Horn, oboe, piccolo, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba
(Week of September 22-28)


BOW & BAR MIX: double/acoustic bass, cello, erhu, glockenspiel, haegeum, kalimba, marimba, musical saw, nyckelharpa, rebab, vibraphone, viola, violin, xylophone, 
(Week of September 29-October 5)


UNUSUAL INSTRUMENT MIX: chapman stick, cimbalom/hammered dulcimer, friction harp, glass armonica, harp guitar, hydraulophone, Indian morchang /mouth harp/jaw harp, ocarina, steel drum/pan drum, steel tongue, drum/tank drum/hang drum, theremin, toha/totem harp, wintergatan marble machine, yabahar, zeusaphone/musical Tesla coils
(Week of October 13-19)


WIND/BOW & BAR/UNUSUAL INSTRUMENT REVIEW: baritone horn, bassoon, clarinet, daegem, didgeridoo, English Horn, flute, French Horn, oboe, piccolo, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, double/acoustic bass, cello, erhu, glockenspiel, haegeum, kalimba, marimba, musical saw, nyckelharpa, rebab, vibraphone, viola, violin, xylophone, chapman stick, cimbalom/hammered dulcimer, friction harp, glass armonica, harp guitar, hydraulophone, Indian morchang /mouth harp/jaw harp, ocarina, steel drum/pan drum, steel tongue, drum/tank drum/hang drum, theremin, toha/totem harp, wintergatan marble machine, yabahar, zeusaphone/musical Tesla coils
(Week of October 20-26)


KEYBOARDS & DRONES MIX: accordian, bagpipes, electric organ, harpsichord, harmonium, hurdy gurdy, celesta, piano, pipe organ
(Week of October 27-November 2)


STRINGS MIX: acoustic guitar, autoharp, balalaika, banjo, cuatro, dobro, double bass/upright bass, electric bass, electric guitar, guzheng, mandolin, oud, sitar, Tennessee Music Box, ukulele
(Week of November 3-9)


PERCUSSION MIX: agogo/agogo bells, bodhran, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, cowbell, djembe, drum set, guiro, maracas, tabla, tambourine, timpani, triangle, zills
(Week of November 10-16)


KEYBOARDS/DRONES/STRINGS/PERCUSSION REVIEW
KEYBOARDS & DRONES: accordian, bagpipes, electric organ, harpsichord, harmonium, hurdy gurdy, celesta, piano, pipe organ /STRINGS: acoustic guitar, autoharp, balalaika, banjo, cuatro, dobro, double bass/upright bass, electric bass, electric guitar, guzheng, mandolin, oud, sitar, Tennessee Music Box, ukulele / PERCUSSION: agogo/agogo bells, bodhran, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, cowbell, djembe, drum set, guiro, maracas, tabla, tambourine, timpani, triangle, zills
(Week of November 17-23)


Students will use Zoom annotation stamps to mark their answers so it is helpful to log in using a computer rather than a tablet or phone to access that feature. If you have not previously used the annotation stamps, you can find a quick guide here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6fQIqpgQbo.