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Instruments
of the
Orchestra

VIOLIN
You might choose to put
pictures of the instruments in your booklet
Put interesting facts—but don’t just copy and paste from the internet
Remember, this booklet is aimed at year 5/6
students at a local primary school. We’d like to send your booklet to put in their school resource centre
Make it colourful and eye catching
Make your facts easy to see and remember
- stick to the point!
Delete these instructions and get creative!

VIOLA
The instruments are grouped into ‘Families’. This is indicated at the bottom of each page
Maybe try to colour coordinate each of the sections so that it’s easy to identify them as the same family

CELLO

DOUBLE BASS

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HARP

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PIANO

Flute

Clarinet

Oboe

Bassoon

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Piccolo

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Cor Anglais

Trumpet

French Horn

Trombone

Tuba

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Cornet

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Bass Trombone

Timpani

Snare Drum

Xylophone

Orchestral Bass Drum

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Glockenspiel

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Marimba

ORCHESTRA LAYOUT
Is there a set layout for an orchestra?
Who sits where?
Can you find a diagram for this?

THE ROLE OF THE CONDUCTOR
Who is a conductor? What do they do?
What is their white stick called? (picture)
Is there a set pattern of movements that a
conductor does?

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LSO)
Give me information about this orchestra here
Include who conducts it? Where is it based? How many people play for the orchestra? Where do they do their concerts? How often does it rehearse? Do they have guest soloists? How much does each player earn from being in the orchestra?
Try to include pictures

HALLE ORCHESTRA
Give me information about this orchestra here
Include who conducts it? Where is it based? How many people play for the orchestra? Where do they do their concerts? How often does it rehearse? Do they have guest soloists? How much does each player earn from being in the orchestra?
Try to include pictures

Websites
List here which websites you’ve used to research from
(keep this as a running log each lesson)
Possible ones to use are…
www.dsokids.com
www.nyphilkids.org