hi i'm kaeleigh and welcome to musical instruments i love music
and music is all around us music is created by people playing special objects that
produce sound called musical instruments in this video you'll learn about instrument
families and the type of instruments in each family a one a two a one two three
each musical instrument has its very own family and the families are based on how they make sounds
in an orchestra musicians sit together grouped by musical instrument let's look at those musical
families now brad's instruments are made of brass or metals they are played by blowing air inside
with the musician's mouth a buzzing sound is made by squeezing the lips together and blowing
air through them to make the notes the tighter the lips the faster the air the higher the note
softer lips and slower air makes a lower note these are all the brass instruments
we have the trumpet the trombone the french horn baritone cornet tuba and the wagner tuba
percussion instruments are instruments that make a sound when hit
shaken or scratched these actions make the instrument vibrate to produce a sound
these instruments are hit to be played cymbals triangle glockenspiel xylophone and drum
there are many types of drums some are played with drumsticks like these
others are played with the bare hands like kangas and bongo drums
some drums are also played with the feet like the kick drum
these percussion instruments are shaken to produce sound maracas bells tambourine
this instrument is scratched guiro
and the castanets are clapped together to be played
fun fact the piano is considered to be a percussion instrument
because the fingers strike the keys and the keys hammer the strings inside the piano and here
is an unusual instrument called a thumb piano that is played with you guessed it your thumbs
string instruments make their sound from strings strings can be plucked strummed bowed or struck
to create a vibration these instruments are plucked to be played the harp the guitar
the guitar can also be strummed did you know that a harp is basically the inside of a piano
it's just upright and plucked with the fingers instead of being hit with the keys
the cello face double bass violin and viola are played with a bow the music
carry on the woodwind family of instruments produces sound when air is blown over a
wood reed causing them to vibrate woodwind instruments include recorder oboe flute clarinet
piccolo bassoon
contra bassoon
the racquet bagpipes and the saxophone here's a fun tip even though the saxophone is made of brass
it is a wood wind instrument because it uses a wood reed like the other
there are many other types of instruments that are not part of an orchestra
you might be familiar with electronic instruments like the electric guitar keyboard melodica
synthesizer organ and the accordion and here's an instrument that works like a woodwind
but belongs in a category of its very own the harmonica
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