Drum Sounds and Sizes (Part 2)

Learn about drum sounds and sizes (part 2): play a melody on a pitched instrument

🎵 Stage Brief #29

The xylophone has wooden bars arranged from low to high.

🎯 Your mission

Hold it right. Hit it clean.

⚡ The twist

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

What you'll learn

The xylophone has wooden bars arranged from low to high. You play it by hitting the bars with mallets. Each bar plays a different note.

Remember

🎧 Listen

Listen for this

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

🌟 Artist spotlight

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

🤯 Mind = blown

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

Check your understanding · 1 of 3

What happens during a decrescendo?

Check your understanding · 2 of 3

Which lasts longer: a half note or a quarter note?

Check your understanding · 3 of 3

What is a melody?

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🌍 Where you hear this: Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

🏆 Try this week: Pick up something at home that can make a sound. Make a 'song' in 30 seconds.

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