Lesson 35 of 84 · Instruments
⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyBrass Instruments Up Close (Part 2)
The guitar has six strings and is played by strumming or plucking.
🎯 Your mission
Hold it right. Hit it clean.
⚡ The twist
Posture is half the battle.
Listen for this
🎧 Notice when the player breathes (or pauses) — that's part of the music too.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Yo-Yo Ma started playing cello at age 4. By 7, he played for two US presidents.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The violin was so loud and clear when it was invented, churches banned it.
Learn about brass instruments up close (part 2): compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound
What You'll Learn
The guitar has six strings and is played by strumming or plucking. It appears in rock, classical, folk, jazz, and many other styles.
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.
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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Brass Instruments Up Close (Part 2)
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