Lesson 67 of 84 · Instruments
⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyPlaying the Recorder (Part 4)
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.
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 playing the recorder (part 4): compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound
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.
Compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound
Identify instruments in an orchestral recording
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What instrument family does a drum 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.
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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Playing the Recorder (Part 4)
Hold it right. Hit it clean.
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