Lesson 16 of 84 · Instruments
⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyTaking Care of Instruments
The trumpet has three buttons called valves.
🎯 Your mission
Hold it right. Hit it clean.
⚡ The twist
If you can sing it, you can play it. Sing it first.
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.
Learn about taking care of instruments: read a simple part and play it in an ensemble
What You'll Learn
The trumpet has three buttons called valves. Pressing different combinations of valves makes different notes.
Read a simple part and play it in an ensemble
Listen and blend with other instruments
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What family does the flute belong to?
Where you hear this in real life
Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.
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.
For the dinner table
“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”
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