Lesson 20 of 84 · Instruments

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What Is Timbre?

🎵Stage Brief #20

Every instrument has its own special sound.

🎯 Your mission

Hold it right. Hit it clean.

⚡ The twist

If you can sing it, you can play it. Sing it first.

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🎧 What does the instrument sound like at its loudest? Its softest?

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Yo-Yo Ma started playing cello at age 4. By 7, he played for two US presidents.

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🤯 The guitar was invented over 4,000 years ago — it was made of turtle shell.

Learn about what is timbre?: explore world instruments from different cultures

What You'll Learn

Every instrument has its own special sound. A violin sounds different from a flute, even when they play the same note. That is called timbre!

Explore world instruments from different cultures

Understand how instrument choice affects musical style

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

How should you breathe when singing?

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Where you hear this in real life

Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Pick up something at home that can make a sound. Make a 'song' in 30 seconds.

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For the dinner table

“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

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What Is Timbre?

What You'll Learn

Check Your Understanding

Where you hear this in real life

Stretch Challenge

For the dinner table

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What Is Timbre?

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