Here are a few more websites you can check out to find out about different instruments.
NEW = Musical Instrument Guide — by Yamaha
NEW = Instrument Families — by Classics for Kids
NEW = Musical instruments – facts for kids — by Kids Encyclopedia Facts
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.
Happy exploring! 🙂
Divisions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 have completed several Music Listening Journal entries.
Please click on the links below to check out the pieces we’ve listened to in class this year. 🙂
* Your class may not have listened to all pieces, but you are welcome to check them out! *
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REMINDER — Once you click on a link, it will take you outside of this blog to other websites, including YouTube. Be careful where you click! |
Name of Piece |
Composer / Performer |
A few notes about the Music |
| Walking to the Sky | composed by | Mr. Buckley’s piece was inspired by a work of art called Walking to the Sky
The public sculpture was created by American artist Jonathan Borofsky, and was originally placed in New York City – it was relocated to Dallas, Texas in 2005. |
| Der Hölle Rache
Queen of the Night – aria from The Magic Flute |
composed by
performed by The Royal Opera (UK) Diana Damrau, soprano |
The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) premiered in Vienna, Austria on September 30, 1791.
This opera in 2 acts is one of the most frequently performed operas around the world. |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King
from The Peer Gynt Suite |
composed by | Grieg wrote the music for a play called ‘Peer Gynt‘ by Henrik Ibsen.
Peer Gynt has run away from home – and his many adventures to the four corners of the globe take him into the underground Kingdom of the Trolls. |
| In The Hall of the Mountain King | performed by
Body Avlaia Group |
Using body percussion and chairs |
| In The Hall of the Mountain King | animated and synchronized by
DoodleChaos |
LineRider synchronized to music |
| Sleigh Ride | composed by
performed by Ferrante & Teicher Symphony Orchestra |
Sevens anyone? 🙂
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| Lean On Me | composed and performed by
(live performance, 1973) |
original songs — cover songs
see this post for more information about Lean On Me |
| Lean On Me | performed by
ArtistsCan2020 |
Canadian artists joined together in April 2020 – to raise funds for Canadian Emergencies & COVID-19 Response Fund |
| Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor (Op.66) | composed by
performed by |
Frédéric Chopin was a virtuoso pianist and composer. He clearly stated that any music that was NOT published before his death was NEVER to be published.
Fortunately for music lovers everywhere, this instruction was ignored – and Fantaisie-Impromptu WAS published. It is one of Chopin’s most famous pieces. |
| Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor (Op.66) | performed by Dmitry Shishkin & animated and synchronized by Matthew Buckley | another LineRider synchronized to music |