Woodwind Wonders (Part 3)

Learn about woodwind wonders (part 3): demonstrate proper care and handling of instruments

🎵 Stage Brief #66

Percussion instruments are struck, shaken, or scraped.

🎯 Your mission

Slow first. Speed later.

⚡ The twist

If you can sing it, you can play it. Sing it first.

What you'll learn

Percussion instruments are struck, shaken, or scraped. Drums, xylophones, cymbals, and maracas all belong to this family.

Remember

🎧 Listen

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.

Check your understanding · 1 of 3

What family does the trumpet belong to?

Check your understanding · 2 of 3

How many strings does a standard guitar have?

Check your understanding · 3 of 3

What is timbre?

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You got 0 of 3 right.

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We'll pick a music lesson that matches exactly where your ear is right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you hear this: Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

🏆 Try this week: Play one note (on anything) 10 times in a row. Each time, try to make it sound a little better.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

Send it to a parent who wants 5 minutes of music with their kid — no instrument required.

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