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All About the Instruments – String and Woodwind Families

Instrument Families Orchestra instruments are grouped into four main families: the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family. Today, we will learn about the string and woodwind families. The String Family String family instruments are any instruments that use vibrating strings to create their sound. In an orchestra, the most

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All About Rhythm

All About Rhythm From the Activity Guide: Tempo and Rhythm – Let’s Jam! Rhythm in music is patterns of long and short notes combined together. Rhythm is what gives the music it’s groove. Rhythms can be simple- a song like Twinkle, Twinkle Litte Star has the same quarter note rhythm throughout the whole piece. Or

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Musical Games: The Classics

Musical Games: The Classics From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Bring back some oldies-but-goodies using the upbeat playlist below. Musical Chairs – You know this classic game. You can play it with a bigger family or a super frenzied version with just a few people. When you stop the music, everyone has to grab a

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Play the String & Woodwind Instruments Online

Play the String & Woodwind Instruments Online From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – String and Woodwind Families Instrument Families Orchestra instruments are grouped into four main families: the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family. Today, we will learn about the string and woodwind families. The String

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Musical Memory

Play Musical Memory Online From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Play this fun memory game online right now or print a downloadable version here to play at home. You can also purchase them in our online store to have a beautiful, packaged set mailed directly to you. Find this and other games in the full

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Play the Trumpet & Brass Instruments Online

Play the Trumpet & Brass Instruments Online From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families The Brass Family The sound starts on a brass family instrument when a musician buzzes their lips into the mouthpiece to get the air inside vibrating. The main brass instruments in an orchestra are the

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Compose Your Own Song

Compose With Us Now From the Activity Guide: Easy Music Composing for Kids Check out this easy composition game that will have you creating new music in no time! When you’re done composing, click “share” to get a link you can send to friends. Click to share it with us as well – you just

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Music Maps: Elementary & Older

Active Listening Activities: Elementary & Older From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Music Maps are great advanced listening tools for kids to work on independently from elementary school and up. Depending on the age of your kid(s), they’re likely already familiar with the concept of story maps – visual representations of what happens in

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