Instrument Profile Game
How We Make Sound
Learn how each instrument family produces sound.
Classroom Resources
Essential Question: How do instruments make sound?
Classroom Activities
Browse by activity type, then open a resource to use with your students.
Composer Profile
Composer Spotlight: Gabriella Lena Frank
Meet award-winning composer Gabriella Lena Frank.
Creative Writing Active Listening
Instrument Characters
Create a new character based on an instrument of the orchestra.
Recommended Resources
Instrument Family Listening Suggestions
Explore the instrument families of the orchestra with these curated playlists.
Conducting Activity Active Listening
Learn to be a Conductor
Learn how a conductor communicates with the orchestra.
Conducting Activity
Making Music Together
Practice performing together in this role-playing activity.
Rhythm Activity Instrument Profile
Meet the Clave
Learn about Cuban music and explore a unique percussion instrument.
Recommended Resources Reading
Meet the Orchestra Reading List
Continue your exploration of the orchestra with these fiction and nonfiction titles.
Game
Wait, Wait Where’s the Orchestra?
Test your knowledge in this fun orchestra seating chart game!
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Concert Materials
Learning Objectives
- Learning Objective #1: Students will be able to (SWBAT) understand how sound is created.
- Learning Objective #2: SWBAT identify instrument families based on how they make sound.
- Learning Objective #3: SWBAT describe the relationship between pitch and the size of an instrument.
- Learning Objective #4: SWBAT understand how the conductor contributes to the quality of the sounds that instruments make.
- Learning Objective #5: SWBAT articulate an opinion about a musical performance and provide supporting evidence.
Classroom resources for Meet the Orchestra align with National Core Arts standards MU:Cr3.1.2a, MU:Cr2.1.2a, MU:Pr4.2.4c, MU:Pr4.3.2a, MU:Pr5.1.3b, MU:Re9.1.2a and PA Academic Standards for Arts and Humanities 9.1.3.C, 9.1.5.E, 9.2.5.L, 9.1.5.A, 9.2.3.G, 9.2.3.D, 9.1.3.G, 9.2.3.A, 9.1.3.H