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Instrument Families

Instrument Families

Assessment

Presentation

Arts

3rd - 5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Ann Schwartzenberg

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5 Slides • 14 Questions

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Instrument Families

Listen to the following musical selections that are played in class. Choose the correct instrument family/families.

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2

Just to remind you

This is the woodwind family

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3

Here is the string family

Harp is also in this family

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4

Brass Family


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5

And finally...the percussion family

anything you strike, scrape or shake

(This is a selection of world percussion)

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6

Multiple Choice

What family do you hear

(musical selection--Holberg Suite by Grieg)

1

string

2

woodwind

3

brass

4

percussion

7

Multiple Choice

Which family do you hear? (Gabrieli's Canzon IX)

1

string

2

woodwind

3

brass

4

percussion

8

Multiple Choice

Which family is playing?

(Morley's This is the Month of Maying)

1

string

2

woodwind

3

brass

4

percussion

9

Multiple Choice

Which family is playing? (Concerto for ______ by Ney Rosauro)

1

string

2

woodwind

3

brass

4

percussion

10

Multiple Select

Which two families are playing? (Mai Nozipo)

1

string

2

brass

3

woodwind

4

percussion

11

Multiple Select

Which two families are playing in this selection? (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)

1

string

2

woodwind

3

percussion

4

brass

12

Multiple Select

Which two families are playing in this piece? (Kojo No Tsuki)

1

woodwind

2

brass

3

percussion

4

string

13

Fill in the Blank

Bonus Question....Which two specific instruments were playing?

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Multiple Choice

The next three questions feature world music on ethnic instruments. Which family is this selection from? (One family)

1

woodwind

2

string

3

brass

4

percussion

15

Multiple Choice

How about this one?

1

woodwind

2

brass

3

percussion

4

string

16

Multiple Choice

And this one?

1

woodwind

2

string

3

percussion

4

brass

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Fill in the Blank

Bonus Question...What country do you think that music is from?

18

Multiple Choice

Which family is NOT in this selection? Wait to answer. If you select too soon, you may have a problem!

1

woodwind

2

brass

3

percussion

4

string

19

Poll

If you have a favorite family of instruments, what is it?

string

woodwind

percussion

brass

Instrument Families

Listen to the following musical selections that are played in class. Choose the correct instrument family/families.

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