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Grade 4 Music Theory - Orchestral Instruments & Families

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Standard orchestral instruments. Learn all about the orchestra, which instrument belongs to which family (string, woodwind, brass, percussion), instrument ranges and information about transposing instruments. Suitable for candidates preparing for ABRSM Grade 4 music theory. The standard orchestra is a combination of musicians made up of four sections of instruments: string, brass, woodwind, and percussion. When we talk about musical instruments, we often talk about them as being part of a family. That's because, just like in human families, the instruments in a particular family are related to each other. They are often made of the same types of materials, usually look similar to one another, and produce sound in comparable ways. The string family of instruments come in four sizes: the violin, which is the smallest, viola, cello, and the biggest, the double bass, sometimes called the contrabass. The smaller instruments, the violin and viola, make higher-pitched sounds, while the larger cello and double bass produce low rich sounds. They are all similarly shaped, with curvy wooden bodies and wooden necks. The strings stretch over the body and neck and attach to small decorative heads, where they are tuned with small tuning pegs. The woodwind family of instruments includes, from the highest sounding instruments to the lowest, the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. The instruments in this family all used to be made of wood, which gives them their name. Today, they are made of wood, metal, plastic or some combination. They are all basically narrow cylinders or pipes, with holes, an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top. You play them by blowing air through the mouthpiece (that's the wind in woodwind) and opening or closing the holes with your fingers to change the pitch. The brass family is made up of the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and the tuba. Like the woodwind family, brass players use their breath to produce sound. If you think the brass family got its name because the instruments are made of brass, you're right! This family of instruments can play louder than any other in the orchestra and can also be heard from far away. The percussion family is the largest in the orchestra. Percussion instruments include any instrument that makes a sound when it is hit, shaken, or scraped. Some percussion instruments are tuned and can sound different notes, like the xylophone, timpani or piano, and some are untuned with no definite pitch, like the bass drum, cymbals or castanets. to orchestral instruments 0:13 - Voice ranges 1:54 - String family 7:28 - Brass family 14:01 - Woodwind family 21:48 - Percussion instruments - Grade 4 Music Theory Course
Date: 2022-03-28

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Comments and reviews: 6

Stefano
Thanks a lot for this greatly useful overview. I have a question about transposing instruments. Is it the composer's task to write music in the transposed key, so that the player plays what he/she reads and it sounds correct in the overall compositional key, or does the composer write all instrumental lines in the same key and it's up to the player to transpose correctly so the instrument returns the note that's written? Thanks a lot!
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David
The best(simplest), instruments of the orchestra I have heard, especially the transposing instrument and clef explanation I have heard in my 50 years in music, Thanks for mentioning the Euphonium:)
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Suzanne
Do you have a video about why certain instruments are transposing? Is it just the way each instrument was created, then when they got put into the orchestra some didn't quite line up?
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(New)
This is a great introduction video, to learning about orchestra; especially for me, since I'm new to all things orchestra and this helped me a great amount. Thanks for the tutorial man
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Al
I truly appreciate your teaching style sir. You have opened up so much for me with your incredibly detailed approach and cool calm manner. Love it!
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dmitryWeirdo
Thank you sir for such a great lesson! Nicely explained and pleasant voice, intonation and pronunciation as well! Very helpful.
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