Instrument Families

Instrument Families

5th Grade · Music · 40 min

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Learning Objective

I can classify instruments into their correct families (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion).

  • 1

    An orchestra is a group of musicians that play instruments together.

  • 2

    The four instrument families in an orchestra are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

  • 3

    The conductor keeps all of the musicians in time and in tune.