Lesson 40 of 84 · Instruments
⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyWhat Is Timbre? (Part 2)
Woodwind instruments make sound when you blow air through them.
🎯 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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🌟 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? (part 2): read a simple part and play it in an ensemble
What You'll Learn
Woodwind instruments make sound when you blow air through them. The flute, clarinet, and recorder are woodwind instruments.
Read a simple part and play it in an ensemble
Listen and blend with other instruments
Notes on the Staff
Tap a note to hear it
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What does 'crescendo' mean?
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.
Play one note (on anything) 10 times in a row. Each time, try to make it sound a little better.
For the dinner table
“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”
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What Is Timbre? (Part 2)
Hold it right. Hit it clean.
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