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Here are some of the instruments we will be listening to. Some are well known, while

others you might not know.

STRINGS

These instruments have strings of different length, thickness, and

tightness made of metal. They are stretched over a hollow wooden

body.

The violin is heard in every orchestra as well as jazz or folk music.

The viola d’amour often was used to add “soulful” or romantic tones to music.

The Cello is about twice as large as

the violin and sounds much

deeper and low.

Because of it’s size and weight, it

sits on the floor between the

players’ legs.

The Guitar is strummed or

plucked. It is a favorite of folk

and rock musicians, but is also used to play classical music.

WOODWINDSIn ancient times,

these instruments were made from bones and reeds,

but over time they

have come to be made from all

sorts of materials – wood, metal, glass, clay, and

plastic. These instruments

are played by blowing over a

hole into a whistle like mouthpiece,

or through a reed. We will hear the

clarinet, flute, and oboe during this

game.

BRASSThese instruments include the trumpet, French horn,

euphonium (a kind of tuba), and the trombone. Slides, crooks, and valves allow these instruments to play a

wide range of notes.

PERCUSSIONThese instruments exist in many forms

and sizes, but all make sounds by

being shaken, struck, or

scraped. Percussion

provides the rhythm and a constant beat

for music and dancing.

Included in this list is the Xylophone (made

of wood, bamboo, or metal), Piano (originally

called the “pianoforte” for it’s soft and loud

tones), Tambourine, Drums, Castanets (implying Spanish

connections), and the Gong (implying Asian

music).

Classical music is filled with unforgettable

images, from sugarplum fairies to honking car

horns.

Here are many great examples of pictorial

music matched to masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We are going to play the “Can You Hear It?” game.

First, we will look at a picture and try to find the first “Can you hear it?” clue. Next, we will listen to the music and try to “hear” the clue. There will be follow-up clues that get harder.

“Seeing” these clues in the artwork will require a very active imagination!

Thirteen pictures will set the scene for the music.

When we finish with this game, you will use your new skills to listen to an orchestra play and

you will create your own “watercolor” illustrating what you “see” and “feel” as you

listen.

♫CAN YOU HEAR the bumblebee flying from flower to flower?

♫CAN YOU HEAR the passing cars, honking as they rush through the city streets?

♫CAN YOU HEAR the rattling skeletons, dancing to the music of the orchestra?

Classical music is filled with pictures. Pictures are filled with

classical music. We interpret music and images

based on prior knowledge, things we have previously seen

or heard. How will you illustrate music?