Lesson 27 of 84 · Instruments
⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyChoosing Your Instrument
Mallet percussion includes vibraphone, marimba, and glockenspiel.
🎯 Your mission
Slow first. Speed later.
⚡ The twist
If you can sing it, you can play it. Sing it first.
Listen for this
🎧 Focus on ONE instrument at a time. Then add another.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Jimi Hendrix played guitar UPSIDE DOWN because he was left-handed.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The piano has 88 keys, but you only need to know 12 to play any song.
Learn about choosing your instrument: compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound
What You'll Learn
Mallet percussion includes vibraphone, marimba, and glockenspiel. Each has metal or wooden bars and a resonator underneath.
Compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound
Identify instruments in an orchestral recording
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
Which woodwind instrument has a double reed?
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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