Click here to see welcome video!
I hope you are enjoying learning at home.
We have learned about the Piccolo Orchestra and played tunes on the piano. Well done, you
worked very hard on this! Isn't it fun to be able to play music on an instrument?
Today we are going to learn about an Orchestra with a little boy called George.
George lives in a town called Sydney in Australia. He is going to meet an orchestra for the first
time! When he arrives, the musicians are busy rehearsing for a performance.
He wants to learn an instrument, but he can't choose!
Let's go with George as he chats with players of the Sydney Youth Orchestra and learns all about
the four families of the orchestra:
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strings
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brass
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woodwind
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percussion
Please click on the picture to see and hear the story:
Which instrument did George decide that he would like to play?
Activity
I would like you please to colour in some pictures of instruments you might find in an
Orchestra. Next to the picture, please write down the instrument name and it's
musical family.
Please click on the box below for the worksheet:
and please click on the box below for the answers.
I am looking forward to seeing your answers and your beautiful colouring.
Please send your work to your class teacher in the usual way - a scan or a
photo is fine.
Thank you very much for working so hard on this, I hope you enjoyed learning
about the instruments in an Orchestra. We will learn more next time.
See you soon.
Mrs Sumner
Thank you to the Sydney Youth Orchestra, the Sydney Opera House and to
Twinkl for making these resources available for us to use.
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