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⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyViolin Under the Chin (Part 4)
A tambourine has tiny metal jingles around its frame.
🎯 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 violin under the chin (part 4): name the four main instrument families
What You'll Learn
A tambourine has tiny metal jingles around its frame. Shake it, tap it, or hit it against your hand to play it!
Name the four main instrument families
Identify instruments by their sound
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
Which instrument do you blow into?
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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