Lesson 19 of 100 · Instruments

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Meet the Instruments! (Part 2)

🎵Stage Brief #19

Shakers rattle when you shake them.

🎯 Your mission

Hold it right. Hit it clean.

⚡ The twist

Posture is half the battle.

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Listen for this

🎧 Notice when the player breathes (or pauses) — that's part of the music too.

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Yo-Yo Ma started playing cello at age 4. By 7, he played for two US presidents.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The violin was so loud and clear when it was invented, churches banned it.

Learn about meet the instruments! (part 2): compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound

What You'll Learn

Shakers rattle when you shake them! Fill a cup with rice and you have a homemade shaker.

Compare how string, wind, and percussion instruments produce sound

Identify instruments in an orchestral recording

Notes on the Staff

Tap a note to hear it

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

Is clapping a way to make music?

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Where you hear this in real life

Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

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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.

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For the dinner table

“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

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