Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, The

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  • LISTENING LESSONS
  • The Theme: Meet the Families of the Orchestra
  • Listening Map 1
  • Meet the Woodwinds
  • Listening Map 2
  • Meet the Strings and Their Cousin, the Harp
  • Listening Map 3
  • Meet the Brass Instruments
  • Listening Map 4
  • Meet the Percussion Instruments
  • Listening Map 5
  • Experience the Concept of the Fugue - Body Percussion/Canon
  • Roll Call! Here Come the Instruments One-by-One: A Fugue Finale
  • Art Project
  • Adding Narration
  • Musical Score - Theme
  • Musical Score - Variation E (strings)
  • WORKSHEETS
  • Meet Two English Composers: Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten
  • The History of the Orchestra: How It Started!
  • The History of the Orchestra: Through the Centuries!
  • The Baroque Orchestra
  • The Classical Orchestra
  • The Romantic Orchestra
  • The Modern Orchestra
  • Meet the Soloists: Learn about the Instruments in Britten's Composition
  • Piccolo, Flute, Oboe
  • Clarinet and Bassoon
  • String Family: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
  • Harp
  • French Horn and Trumpet
  • Trombone and Tuba
  • Timpani and Xylophone
  • Bass Drum and Snare Drum
  • Auxiliary Percussion
  • Answer Key