Families in die

Simfonie Orkes

Wat is n orkes?

n Groep musikante wat verskillende instrumente

bespeel onder leiding van n dirigent.

Vier verskillende instrument families/seksies.

Hoekom word dit families genome
Instrumente in elke familie deel seker einskappe,
byvoorbeeld hoe klank geproduseer word, die bou van
die instrument en waarvan die instrument histories
gemaak is.

Strykers/
Snaarinstrumente

Houtblasers

Koperblasers

Slagwerk/
perkussie

Al die musikante sit in hul eie seksie.

Die orkes word soos volg opgestel:

Strykinstrumente /
Snaarinstrumente

Meer as helfte van die orkes

Al die instrumente in die familie het snare
Snare word gemaak van nylon of staal.
Snare word gespeel deur met n strykstok oor die
snare te stryk of die snare met die vingers te pluk.

Viool
Altviool
Tjello
Kontrabas
Harp

The woodwind Family

How did they get their name?
Answer: A long time ago, all of the instruments in the
family were made of wood. Today the instruments are
made of either wood, metal, or a mixture of both. The
wind part come from the air that is blown through needed
to make the sound.
Woodwinds are basically long narrow tubes
with holes. Some of the holes have covers
called keys.

Most of the instruments use a little piece of

wood that vibrates to produce the sound.
This is called a reed.

Some of the instruments use a double-reed,

which is two pieces of wood put back to
back.

The main woodwinds in the orchestra

The Brass Family

Brass instruments
All of the

instruments in the
brass family are really
made ofBRASS!

They are the loudest

of all the orchestra
instruments

They are made from

brass tubes that are

very long but have
been curved to save
space. The tubes flare
at the end called the
bell.

have a cup-shaped
mouthpiece you buzz
into

Buzzing makes the air

vibrate and the sound
come out

Most brass instruments

have valves or button
you push down

You can change the

notes and sound by your

fingers or mouth

The four main brass

instruments are the:
trumpet, French horn,

The Percussion Family

Instruments of the percussion family are played by
hitting, striking, shaking or scraping. Sometimes by
hitting something against itself, or by using a stick
or mallet.

Percussion instruments are made of material that

can vibrate. They are made of animal skin, metal or

wood.

Percussion instruments come in many shapes and

sizes.

They are used to keep the rhythm, make special

sound effects and even play different notes

Some are tuned to make different notes like the

xylophone and timpani, and some are untuned like

the snare drum or bass drum.

The main percussion instruments in the orchestra

are timpani, snare drum, bass drum, marimba,
gong and cymbals.

To find out more about these and other

instruments and to hear their beautiful music visit:
http://www.dsokids.com/2001/instrumentchart.htm

Glockenspiel

Triangle

Piano

English Horn
Tambourine

Bass Clarinet

Chimes