3Doyouplayaninstrumentandmakemusic?Doyouplayaloneordoyouplaywithfriends?4Makingmusicwithotherpeoplecanbefunandexciting.Somepeopleplaytogetherinaband,andsomepeopleplaytogetherinanorchestra.Anorchestraisalargegroupofmusicians.Theyplaymusictogetherusingdifferentinstruments.5Thereisanorchestrainmytown.WhenIhearthemusic,IfeellikeIamgoingonajourney.Iseepicturesinmyheadandexperiencedifferentfeelings.6Lookatalltheinstrumentsintheorchestra.Therearefourfamiliesofinstruments:strings,woodwinds,brass,andpercussion.Eachinstrumentfamilyhasitsownsoundandisimportanttotheorchestra.stringsstringswoodwindswoodwindsbrassbrasspercussionpercussion7Thestringsareatthefront.Theviolinisthesmalleststringinstrument,andtheharpisthebiggest.Othersaretheviola,cello,andbass.Thewoodwindsarebehindthestrings.Thepiccolohasthehighestsound,whilethecontrabassoonhasthelowestsound.Othersincludetheflute,clarinet,oboe,andbassoon.8Thebrassfamilyisbehindthewoodwindsandincludetrumpets,trombones,andtubas.Thebrassinstrumentsaretheloudest.Thepercussionfamilyisatthebackoftheorchestra.Therearemanypercussioninstrumentseachwithitsownsound.Theymaketherhythmandthemusicsoexciting!9Watchtheconductorwavehisbatonupanddown,andsidetoside.Heisdirectingtheplayershowandwhentoplaytheirinstruments.Theplayersconcentrateandwatchtheconductor.Hehelpsthemplaywithexpression.Hecanmakethevolumeloudorsoft.Hecanmaketherhythmfastorslow.10Sometimesthemusiciswrittenforjustoneinstrumentfamilytoplay.Listentothebrassinstrumentsblare!Sometimesalltheinstrumentsplaytogether.Differentsoundsblendtogetherintobeautifulmusic.Theconductorisincharge.12Peopleapplaudwhenthemusicfinallyends.Theperformancewasbreathtaking.Everyoneenjoyedit.13Theconductoristhrilledthattheperformanceisover.Themusiciansarepleasedtheyplayedwell.Playinginanorchestraiswhattheyliketodomorethananything.14Maybeyouwouldliketojoinanorchestrasomeday.Makingmusicwithalotofpeoplemustbeveryexciting!WordCount:421(425withdiagram)ThinkCritically1.Whatdomusiciansinanorchestrado?2.Beginningatthefrontofanorchestra,inwhatorderaretheinstrumentfamilies?3.Inwhatsectionofthebookcanyoufindinformationaboutthepersonwhowrotethemusic?4.Whatwouldhappenifpeopleinanorchestradidn’tfollowtheconductor?5.Ifyoucouldplayaninstrumentinanorchestra,whatwouldyouliketoplay?Why?MusicMakeaChartDivideasheetofpaperintofourpartsandlabelthepartsstrings,woodwinds,brass,andpercussion.Drawapictureofaninstrumentineachgroup.Writeasentencethattellsaboutthegroup.School-HomeConnectionTalktoafamilymemberaboutthedifferentinstrumentsinanorchestra.ListentoaCDormusicontheradioanddiscussthedifferentinstrumentsyoucanhear.
