Instruments of the orchestra

A Beginner's Guide to Instruments of the Orchestra

Explore the Classical orchestra sating chart!

One of the topics most of us teach in elementary general music that can easily become dry and boring to teach (and to learn) is the instruments of the orchestra. But it doesn't have to be! Today I'm sharing my 3 favorite ways to teach lower elementary students the 4 families of instruments in the orchestra. 1. Classical Pieces I'm sure this is an obvious choice for many- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is an oldie but a goodie! The piece very clearly gives students a sense of the…

If you are planning a trip to the symphony you will want to incorporate some of these freebies into your homeschool before you go!We love the fine arts. My kids love to attend big theater shows, ballets and the symphony. It makes them feel so important and grown up and it is so relaxing. They absolutely love it. I really enjoy doing mini unit studies before we are going to go to a show.

Unit: Instruments of the Orchestra A unit about the instruments of the orchestra is frequently included in music education curricula […]

Instruments of the Orchestra Lesson Plans, complete with instrument family worksheets, activities and everything else you could need for ...

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These elementary music resources show you how to teach the instruments of the orchestra games for kids.

Looking for ideas for your instrument family lessons? Here is a huge list of ideas, activities, videos, links and lesson ideas for your elementary music toolkit. Plan out your whole instruments of the orchestra unit with these time-saving printables, worksheets and lesson plans.

Here's a list of strings instrument to help little kids recognize the string family of instruments! How many string instruments will your kiddo know after a few minutes exploring this list of string instruments?? FIND OUT!