A 2 page handout listing standard orchestral instruments, the clefs they use, their ranges and how they transpose. Great for use with the ABRSM Hints, Tips and 'Need to Know's sheet. for preparation for a theory examination or in the music classroom.

4 Instruments of the Orchestra Crosswords - a fun way to reinforce students knowledge of orchestra instruments. Great addition to a unit of work, early finishers or sub tub worksheets. Worksheet 1 - Unscramble instrument names Worksheet 2 - name instruments by picture Worksheets 3 & 4 - answer questions about orchestra instruments Each crossword includes a Word Bank version - great for students who need a little extra help. Answer sheets included. Printer friendly B&W version of all sheets also included.

This resource is intended to be used as flexibly as possible by teachers and their students. It may be used as a stand-alone piece for performance, as a warm-up to a music or singing lesson or as a unit of work. Instrumentation The notation is for voices and any instruments. Any instruments which use the treble clef including tuned percussion may be used. Choose percussion instruments that evoke the atmosphere of the season of autumn. Crotchet and minim rests are included as I believe that students should learn the value of rests from the beginning and if so wished untuned percussion could be played during the rests to create different effects. ‘Autumn’ is intended to be the first of a series of short compositions for each season. Each increases in difficulty. ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ are already available. ‘Summer’ is the most difficult (which explores indeterminacy). ‘Autumn’ uses a repeating descending scale from ‘A to D’ against a repeating triad ‘C, E, G’. Using glockenspiels and xylophones will make it easily accessible. **Aims ** This quartet meet the aims and develop the skills set out in the National Curriculum for Music for Key Stages 2 and 3. (2013) and ABRSM music medals. This unit of work also supports ‘A national Plan for Music Education’ (2022, pp.15 -34). The set includes Teacher Notes; Full score in 4 parts for voices and instruments; Creative planning grid for Key Stage 2 with ideas for lessons and activities.

This is a series of interactive appraising activities available to use with Area of Study 1; Music for Wales (WJEC) or general appraising. The activities have been divided into two sections with eight activities in both. * Style and tonality * Group, Voice and instrument This resource has been designed primarily to encourage discussion / group work.

Sonority – Instrument Recognition Questions The GCSE Music Specification includes many terms that students need to know, and be able to identify, but which aren’t covered by many of the styles of music studied. Using only music from Popular Music, this revision resource brings together every instrument, voice and ensemble (apart from “basso continuo”, for obvious reasons!) from the sub-menu “Sonority”, ie instruments, voices, and ensembles. In order to be accessible to students who really struggle with such things, there are 50 simple, 1-mark questions, which ask students to identify an instrument, voice type, or ensemble. In addition, there is also a bonus question alongside every simple question, for students who find such things easier – so 100 questions in total! So that the first group of students don’t feel like they’re underachieving, there are two different PDFs: one with just the 50 simple questions, and one with the bonus questions as well, so teachers can choose which to give their students. The questions are in ten sections: Strings Woodwind Brass Percussion Keyboards Rock and Pop Indian Voices Miscellaneous Ensembles The resource comes with a link to FREE audio, running for 1h15’, either as one file or ten separate files: perfect for a revision lesson, or as homework. The extracts cover a wide range of Popular Music, and features music by the likes of Eva Cassidy, Led Zeppelin, Björk, Yes, Primus, Tanita Tikaram, The Meters, Minnie Riperton, Tom Waits, Genesis, Jamiroquai, Badly Drawn Boy, Freak Power, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and The Cure! The bundle includes the full paper and mark scheme, plus two PDFs of questions (50, or 100), and mark scheme separately, in case you want to set it remotely. Please have a look at my shop for a wide variety of resources to support the GCSE Music course. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/NPTJ

Powerpoint presentation, starter activity naming the instruments, orchestral families activity putting the instruments into the right families and listening activity identifying instruments from their sounds.

This a 5 lesson scheme of work to teach students about the instruments of the orchestra. This scheme can be used for KS2, KS3 or KS4. The aims of the scheme are: - To understand that the instruments are classified into 4 different families - To be able to identify the different instruments found in the orchestra - To understand how instruments produce, manipulate and amplify sound - To design and make their own musical instruments - To compose a piece of music using their own instruments - To complete a written assessment which also includes listening questions This resource includes the Scheme of work, detailed PowerPoints including pictures and audio to teach all the instruments, a homework task to produce an instrument and a final topic assessment (audio also included). This resource includes opportunity for both teacher and self-assessment.

This resource only includes the detailed PowerPoints. This is a six lesson scheme of work to teach students about the different instruments in an orchestra. It is targeted at lower stage KS3 or HA KS2. The aims of the scheme are: To study the four families of the orchestra. To recognise different instrumental timbres. To perform a piece of classical music on the keyboard. To complete an end of topic written appraisal assessment. Additional resources including an assessment worksheet, a scheme of work overview and homework can be purchased separately. Please note some of the resources above have not been uploaded to purchase as of yet. This resource includes opportunity for the teacher and can easily be adapted for differentiation. The price is low to provide educators free access for anyone delivering music education. Music is an integral part to the whole curriculum.

A detailed companion to Criteria 1 (P1, M1, D1) for Level 3 BTEC Performing Arts, Unit 101: Singing Techniques & Performance.

This pack contains worksheets for 7 cover lessons on the topic of Instruments of the Orchestra. It is suitable for KS3. Each lesson contains enough work for a 1-hour lesson. Each sheet includes one or two extension tasks at the end. PDF documents can either be photocopied as a handout, with pupils completing the work on paper, or uploaded as a digital file. Internet access required to complete the worksheets. Included in the pack: Strings Woodwind Brass Percussion Keyboards Unusual instruments 1 Unusual instruments 2 Answer Sheets are included for each worksheet.

A vocabulary crossword where students use images as clues.

A 6 week project about the voice. Links to YouTube videos are included in the powerpoint presentations. Lesson 5 & 6 need music which I have written and uploaded along with the lessons and the worksheets. Homework is linked to SAM Learning.

Musical instrument family sorting activity.

3 worksheets in colour and 3 in black and white linked to Music and musical instruments. There are 8 instruments on each page. Children name, label and write the words. Cut and laminate picture cards to add to your displays or to make matching games. Boardmaker Licenced

A written worksheet that would be suitable for a non-specialist allowing students to access the internet later in the lesson to complete some research on the sounds of the instruments. The concept of Drone and Mode needs to be known.

This display is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the instruments of the orchestra. The different pages are colour coded by instrument family (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion plus keyboard and popular instruments) and each contains lots of information on the different instruments including range, tunings, the number found in an orchestra, terms to describe sound and much more. Many of the pages include QR codes, these link to the excellent series of videos produced by the Philharmonia orchestra. They give a great deal of insight into the workings of each instrument. The slides are designed to be printed A3 or A4, laminated and trimmed into rectangles. They then piece together. There are 66 pages in total - the finished display is quite large even with A4 printing. Editing of the display is encouraged, but please give credit where credit is due. IMPORTANT - the blue orchestra poster seen at the centre of the the cover image is produced by Daydream Education. It is not included in the price of this display. It is included because the rest of the display is designed to complement and enhance it (the colour coding is the same for example). It can be purchased here: https://www.daydreameducation.co.uk/poster-the-orchestra The display is also able to stand on its own without this poster.

The booklet and other resources are the basis for a scheme of work on the Instruments of the Orchestra. This is aimed at year 7 pupils, but can be catered to work with other year groups.

Free to use infographic that shares the knowledge of a professional singer with tips to help singers use their voice better.

A PowerPoint giving information about the different sections of the orchestra. See also Orchestra Instruments Posters. Visit www.knightowleducation.com for more EYFS and KS1 resources.

This is a test which I used at the end of a unit of work based on the families of instruments in the orchestra. The work included finding out how the instrument makes its sound and where it fits into the orchestra. I included live performancess on those instruments that I play, alongside prerecorded examples from a variety of composers. The answers are given on the last sheet.

Actually used this for an ICT lesson. Using Virtual Keyboard online and got children to listen to the sounds then choose the correct name. Also used for timbre.