Learning about Musical Instruments
Links and activities will be posted here as we learn about different kinds of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Please check back regularly! 🙂
Memory Game (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
Match the musical instruments
Instruments of the Orchestra Word Search (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
Orchestra Seating Chart (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
check out different formations for Baroque – Classical – Romantic – Modern orchestras
Learn & Listen by Instrument (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
– instruments are grouped by family
– click on the instrument to read a brief description
– in most samples you can also hear what the instrument sounds like
Instrument Families in Music – Sound Clips (MusicTechTeacher.net)
Do you ever wonder what the orchestra members see during a performance?
… Take a look at a concert from the stage … Switch views between instruments …
Enjoy the view and the amazing music!
Check out this performance of
BOLERO by Maurice Ravel performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
Go to INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA to play a variety of
Musical Games related to INSTRUMENTS of the ORCHESTRA.
Learn more about
ORCHESTRAS, INSTRUMENTS and their FAMILIES! at DK FindOut!
Go to MakingMusicFun.Net to read articles about instruments in
Check your learning! How well do you know your instruments?
Find out at MusicTechTeacher.com’s MILLIONAIRE QUIZ
See if you can win $1,000,000 MusicTech Bucks! 3 lifelines included! 🙂
*and no … unfortunately, it’s not real cash … 😀 *
A huge, MASSIVE list of musical instruments, their classifications,
their country of origin, and how they relate to similar instruments can be found
HERE at “List of Musical Instruments” on WikiPedia.
- The percussion list has photos of each instrument.
- The other lists have links to each instrument.
- If you hover over the underlined title (with your mouse), sometimes a photo or description will pop up.
- If you click on the link, it should take you to that instrument’s information in WikiPedia.
Happy exploring! 🙂