Music: Instruments

Listen to the following songs. Which instruments can you hear?

1. Ed Sheeran - Lego House

2. Adele - Someone like You

3. The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun

4. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

5. Coldplay - Viva la Vida

6. Lizzo - Good as Hell 

Think: Which other instruments do you know?

Which categories of instruments do you know? [Source]

1. Strings: 

2. Woodwind:

3. Percussion:

4. Brass:

5. Keyboards:

Quiz: What families of instrument are these?

1. These instruments are often gold in colour. To make a sound, you must 'buzz' your lips into the mouthpiece.

 

2. These instruments have strings. To make a sound, you can use your fingers to 'pluck' the strings or use a bow.

 

3. These instruments have black and white 'keys' which you push to make a sound.

 

4. These instruments are very long. To make a sound, you must blow into or across the mouthpiece.

 

5. These instruments come in many different sizes. To make a sound, you must hit them with your hand or a stick.

Bonus: What is a musical instrument?
Can anything be a musical instrument?

Like...grass?

Or...a calculator?

Glasses?

Fruit?

Last question:

Which musical instrument do you want to learn?