Week 4 Music Plans Apr

Week 4 Music Plans
Digital Plans for Gr. 3 – 5
1. Go to Classlink and log in to Brain Pop.

2. Pick 2 of the videos below to watch and then search for the video. After the video, take the quiz.
Woodwind Family
Brass Family
String Family
Percussion Family
3. You can submit the quiz to me when Brain Pop gives you the option.
Optional Digital Plans for Gr. K-2
1. Go to Classlink and log in to Brain Pop.

2. Pick 2 of the videos below to watch and then do the easy and the hard quiz.
3. You can submit the quiz to me when Brain Pop Jr. gives you the option.
Non- Digital Plans for Gr. 3-5
1. Read the information page below about musical instrument families.

2. Answer the questions on the worksheet. (the information and worksheet is on the next 2 pages)
Optional Non- Digital Plans for K-2
Freeze Dance
Play a song that you like and play freeze dance.
Have another family member stop the music when they want to. When the music is on, you should be
dancing and when the music stops, you should freeze. When the music comes back on, you have to do a
different dance move than the one you were just doing. Try not to repeat dance moves.
Musical Instrument Families
Instruments are grouped into families determined by the material of which they are constructed and the way
that their sound is produced. The main instrument families are:
 Percussion
 Woodwinds
 Brass
 Strings
When a group of instruments play together, they are called an orchestra or band—usually, a band when there
are no strings and an orchestra when there are. An orchestra or band is led by a conductor, also called a
director. You might choose to assume the role of a conductor if your class studies music.
Percussion
Percussion instruments produce sound when hit, scraped or shaken. The percussion family includes drums,
bongos, maracas, triangles, marimbas, cymbals, xylophones, guiros and much more—this is one of the biggest
groups of instruments. Percussion instruments range in complexity from simple triangles to elaborate
marimbas and everything in between. Drums dating as far back as 5000 BC, constructed of animal hide and
bone, have been discovered. Keyboards and pianos are often considered percussion instruments because when their
keys are depressed, tiny hammers within the large instrument strike their corresponding strings, but they can also be
placed into their own family.
Woodwinds
Woodwind instruments are played by blowing air into (or in the case of flutes, across) them. Woodwinds are a
diverse collection of instruments that can be further grouped into flutes and reed instruments. Air is directed
into reed instruments through a reed, which is a single or double strip of wood attached to the mouthpiece of
an instrument, and the vibrations that result produce sound. Flutes are played by blowing air across the
mouthpiece hole, vibrating air within the instrument. Woodwinds get their name because early versions of
these instruments were often made of wood and their sound is produced with wind or air. Today, many
woodwinds are made of metal and some are even made of plastic. Woodwind instruments include the flute,
clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone (alto, tenor, baritone, etc.), bassoon, oboe, and more.
Brass
Brass instruments, like woodwinds, produce sound by blowing air into them, but brass musicians must vibrate
their lips on a mouthpiece to create the distinct brass sound. Most brass instruments are still made of brass or a
similar metal, hence their name. These instruments can be very small like the trumpet and very large like the
tuba. This more modern family includes but is not limited to the trumpet, tuba, trombone, and French horn or
simply "horn".
Strings
String instruments are played by plucking or strumming a string. Like percussion and woodwind instruments,
string instruments have been around for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians were known to play the harp, a
large upright instrument played with hand-plucked strings. String instruments also include violins, violas,
cellos, and double bass.
Name: ____________________________ Class:______________________________
Musical Instrument Families Worksheet

Fill in the blank using the words from the word bank after reading the page before about “Musical Instrument
Families”.
1. Makes sound when strings vibrate ______________________________________________________
2. Makes music when a player vibrates his lips on the mouthpiece________________________________
3. Played by hitting, shaking, or scraping the instrument_______________________________________
4. Makes music when air is blown through the instrument____________________________________
5. Group of instruments that play together including strings__________________________________
6. Group of instruments that play together not including strings_______________________________
7. The _______________________________belongs to the Woodwind Family.
8. The ________________________belongs to the Percussion Family.
9. The _________________________belongs to the String Family.
10. A ______________________is a single or a double piece of wood that is attached to the mouth piece
and vibrates when air is blown on them to produce sound.
Word Bank
Woodwind Instruments
Percussion Instruments
String Instruments
Brass Instruments
Band
Viola
Orchestra
Reed
Saxophone
Piano

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Week 4 Music Plans

Digital Plans for Gr. 3 – 5

1. Go to Classlink and log in to Brain Pop.

Optional Digital Plans for Gr. K-2

1. Go to Classlink and log in to Brain Pop.

Non- Digital Plans for Gr. 3-5

1. Read the information page below about musical instrument families.

Optional Non- Digital Plans for K-2

Play a song that you like and play freeze dance.

Musical Instrument Families Worksheet

1. Makes sound when strings vibrate ______________________________________________________

2. Makes music when a player vibrates his lips on the mouthpiece________________________________

3. Played by hitting, shaking, or scraping the instrument_______________________________________

4. Makes music when air is blown through the instrument____________________________________

5. Group of instruments that play together including strings__________________________________

6. Group of instruments that play together not including strings_______________________________

7. The _______________________________belongs to the Woodwind Family.

8. The ________________________belongs to the Percussion Family.

9. The _________________________belongs to the String Family.

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