Autumn 1 – Instrumentation Lesson 2

Objectives: NCPoS or Post KS3 ref:

By the end of the lesson:
• All pupils should be able to: a
b
Identify by picture and/or listening, and correctly name,
c
some percussion and brass instruments. d
• Most pupils should be able to: e
Identify by picture and by listening, and correctly name, f
most of the percussion and brass instruments.
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• Some pupils should be able to:
Identify by picture and by listening, and correctly name, all of
the instruments. Some may play a percussion or brass
instrument and will be able to demonstrate.

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Section Activity Resources
- Register Laptop
Starter - Listen to track 1 on the resource CD, and Instrumentation Resource CD
ask pupils to have a go at answering the
following questions (or similar ones) in the
back of their books:
1. What type of ensemble is playing?
2. How many families of instruments do you
think there are?
3. What are these families called?
- Go through the answers together, then
write a definition of the Orchestra in the
front on exercise books.
Show a picture/video of an orchestra playing, Young Persons Guide video.
so pupils can see the layout.

Main Focus on percussion and brass. School percussion and brass.

Show the school instruments and/or the Young Person’s Guide
relevant section on the Young Person’s Guide, OR PowerPoint for this unit, data
interspersed with examples on the resource CD projector and laptop.
of how they sound. Alternatively, use the
PowerPoint on the staff network for this unit.

Cut out and stick into books the percussion Scissors and glue.
(and brass) instrument pictures.

Plenary Listening test on percussion instruments (use

examples on the resource CD). Remember to
use popular as well as classical examples, to
show the orchestra’s versatility.
Key skills Follow-on work
- Literacy – Learning and applying the More able – Some may play a percussion instrument and
names of percussion instruments. will be able to demonstrate.
Assessment Opportunities
(relating to objectives, and NC levels where Less able –
appropriate).
Listening – To examples of percussion instruments.
Formative – Ascertain understanding from
the marks for the listening test.
Keywords
ORCHESTRA, PERCUSSION, BRASS, TIMPANI, SNARE
DRUM, CYMBAL, BASS DRUM, GLOCKENSPIEL,
XYLOPHONE, TUBULAR BELLS, CHIMES. TRUMPET,
TROMBONE, FRENCH HORN, TUBA
Homework set and links into next lesson
Learn the instrument names from the percussion
sections.