Exploring Instruments | Activities | Brass | Woodwind | Strings | Percussion | Orchestra | Conductor

A series of demonstration, practice, extension and testing activities on musical instruments including brass, wind, keyboard, woodwind, percussion, the conductor and whole orchestra.
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Brass Instruments An excellent activity, by clicking on the sound link below the musician learners can hear the instrument being played.	Brass French Horn Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.	Brass A detailed site for the more able learner involving information about the instrument, interviews with the musicians and musical clips of each of the instruments covered.	Guess the instrument A 6 question quiz based on identifying the correct instrument playing.
Brass Juke Box A compilation of the brass musical instrument sounds which would suit use as a means of checking listening skills.	Brass Trombone Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.	Conductor A detailed site for the more able learner involving an interview with a conductor.	Instruments Crossword An online puzzle more suitable for able readers.
Brass Quiz An excellent activity when linked to 'Brass Instruments' where learners can revise the sound each instrument makes and then take the test. A sound file plays one of the three brass instruments shown, learners have to decide which.	Brass Trumpet Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.	Keyboards A detailed site for the more able learner involving information about the instrument, interviews with the musicians and musical clips of each of the instruments covered.	Music Quiz An 8 question quiz based on the Musical Mysteries series marked online.
Instrument Lab A series of links to the various instruments in the orchestra.	Brass Tuba Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.	Percussion A detailed site for the more able learner involving information about the instrument, interviews with the musicians and musical clips of each of the instruments covered.
Juke Box A compilation of the orchestral music.	Instrument Match Up An activity in which learners listen to a number of sounds and 'drag and drop' the instrument associated with them into the correct frame.	Strings A detailed site for the more able learner involving information about the instrument, interviews with the musicians and musical clips of each of the instruments covered.
Listen to Music A series of sound clips of an orchestra playing pieces.	Orchestra Fact Files An activity in which learners can move around the orchestra finding information and listening to clips from the various instruments.	Woodwind A detailed site for the more able learner involving information about the instrument, interviews with the musicians and musical clips of each of the instruments covered.
Orchestra Instruments An excellent site which lists the instruments of the orchestra. By clicking on a link learners can see a picture of the instrument, listen to it being played on its own and with the orchestra.	Orchestra Ocean Hunt Learners have to identify the sounds of five instruments from those given. An activity of listening as well as knowledge.
Percussion Instruments An excellent activity, by clicking on the sound link below the musician learners can hear the instrument being played.	Percussion Bass Drum Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Percussion Juke Box A compilation of the percussion musical instrument sounds which would suit use as a means of checking listening skills.	Percussion Cymbals Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.	Musical Instruments Game Learners choose a type of music they wish played and then as they click on the individual instruments they play their part. Younger learners will love this.
Sounds of Hop Pop Hall A simple demonstration activity showing the names and instruments in an orchestra and then the instruments which make up a piano trio, a string quartet and a wind octet. By clicking on the instruments learners can hear the sounds each make.	Percussion Snare Drum Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
String Instruments An excellent activity, by clicking on the sound link below the musician learners can hear the instrument being played.	Percussion Timpani Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Strings Juke Box A compilation of the string musical instrument sounds which would suit use as a means of checking listening skills.	Percussion Triangle Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Visual Dictionary A picture index of many instruments which enlarge to give labelled photographs.	Percussion Xylophone Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Virtual Orchestra A series of links to the various instruments in the orchestra with sound files so learners can hear what each sounds like.	Strings Cello Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Watch Videos A series of video clips of an orchestra playing pieces.	Strings Double Bass Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Wind Instruments An excellent activity, by clicking on the sound link below the musician learners can hear the instrument being played.	Strings Viola Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
Woodwind Juke Box A compilation of the woodwind musical instrument sounds which would suit use as a means of checking listening skills.	Strings Violin Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
	Woodwind Bassoon Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
	Woodwind Clarinet Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
	Woodwind Flute Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
	Woodwind Oboe Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.
	Woodwind Saxophone Each of the sections include information on the instrument and a short piece of music featuring its sound.

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Musical Instrument Drawings 1 An excellent set of drawings which can be enlarged and/or downloaded.	Sorting Instrument Sounds Learners drag and drop each of the instruments into the correct quadrant as to how the sound was made.
Musical Instrument Drawings 2 An excellent set of drawings which can be enlarged and/or downloaded.
Musical Instruments A series of 4 short video clips of instruments being played and an explanation of how they produce their sound. Instruments are the drum, trumpet, clarinet and bass violin.

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