Learn more about BAND INSTRUMENTS

Think about the following questions and statements as you watch the videos.

• Which instrument family does this belong to?
• What is the instrument made from?
• How is the sound created?
• How did the musician make the notes change?
• What do I like (or not like) about the sound of this instrument?
• What did I notice about this instrument?
• A question I have about this instrument is … 
• Something I already knew about this instrument was …
• Is this an instrument I would like to learn how to play?

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Demonstrations and explanations of instruments 

Flute 0:17    Oboe 1:28    Clarinet 3:22    Saxophone 5:30     Bassoon 6:57   Trumpet 8:26   French Horn 10:12     Trombone 12:47    Euphonium (Baritone) 15:16    Percussion 18:43    Finale (band) 20:33  performed by = United States Army Field Band

Flute = https://youtu.be/XlTzSymTpT4

Oboe = https://youtu.be/qgUK5hEpgfQ

Clarinet = https://youtu.be/4rnWXI44bWY

Bass Clarinet = https://youtu.be/MjWDcRej7DQ

Saxophone = https://youtu.be/UhXDjCgVCls

Trumpet = https://youtu.be/QcIp7K2UFgE

Horn = https://youtu.be/icKSNpk534s

Trombone = https://youtu.be/m6HgVhRCX04

Baritone / Euphonium = https://youtu.be/RNwrQ_jhvtw

 Performances showcasing various instruments 

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 Band / Ensemble 

‘Africa’ – Toto

performed by = The Royal Air Force Air Cadets Music Services = Virtual Ensemble 2020

‘Baby Shark’      in 10 Styles 

performed by = Lyon Bros – Band Kids

‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsokov 

performed by = Canadian Brass 

• • Brass quintet = trumpet x2, horn, trombone, tuba

‘Ghostbusters’ Theme – Ray Parker

arranged and performed by = Coen Kaldeway

• • Woodwind ensemble = piccolo, flute x2, alto flute, clarinet x3, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone x2, baritone sax  

‘Toccata and Fugue in D minor’ – Johann Sebastian Bach

performed by = Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Quintet

• • Brass quintet = trumpet x2, horn, trombone, tuba

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 Flute

‘Allegro’ – from Sonata in A minor  – Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

performed by = Emmanuel Pahud

• • Flute solo  

‘Animal Crossing’ (GameCube) Theme – Kazumi Totaka

performed by = Luke Pickman

• • Flute family with percussion

‘Cantina Band’  from Star Wars – John Williams

performed by = Gina Luciani

• • Flute family = piccolo, flute x2, alto flute x2, bass flute  

‘Great Train Race’– Ian Clarke

performed by = Jasmine Choi

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 CLARINET / BASS CLARINET 

‘All Star’ – Smash Mouth

performed by = Luke Pickman

• • Clarinet family = bass clarinet, alto clarinet, clarinet x2  

‘Super Mario Bros’ – Koji Kondo 

• • Clarinet family = clarinet x3, bass clarinet  

‘Overture’ from William Tell – Gioachino Rossini

arranged and performed by = Nicole D’Angelo

• • Clarinet family = alto clarinet, soprano clarinet, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet 

‘Prelude’ from Cello Suite No.1 – Johann Sebastian Bach   

performed by = Marcelo Maldonado

• • Bass clarinet solo  

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SAXOPHONE 

‘All in Good Time’ – Karen Street

performed by = The National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain & Royal Northern College of Music

• • Saxophone family = soprano, alto x4, tenor x2, baritone saxophones  

‘Pink Panther’ – Henry Mancini

• • Saxophone family = alto x2, tenor, baritone saxophones with percussion & piano

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TRUMPET

‘Havana’ – Camila Cabello

• • Trumpet solo 

‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly’ – Hugo Montenegro 

performed by = Louis Dowdeswell

• • Trumpet solo  

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HORN (French Horn) 

‘Bad Guy’ – Billie Eilish 

performed by = Patrick Godfrey (FHorn Patrick)

• • French horn loop cover  

‘Jurassic Park’ Theme  – John Williams 

performed by = Vienna Horns (and percussion)  

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TROMBONE 

‘Bonehemian Rhapsody’ – Queen 

performed by = International Trombone Ensemble

‘Old Town Road’ – Lil Nas X 

performed by = Jim Lutz, Christopher Bill

• •  Trombone looping project 

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BARITONE / EUPHONIUM 

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Medley – Andrew Lloyd Webber 

performed by = Misa Mead

• • Brass family = euphonium x3, tuba

‘The Swan’ from Carnival of the Animals – Camille Saint-Saëns 

performed by =  Katrina Marzella with The National Youth Brass Band of Scotland

• • Baritone solo with band  

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ – Klaus Badelt 

arranged and performed by = Scott Sutherland

• • Brass family = euphonium, tuba (F), tuba (CC), cimbasso