Year 7 Term 1/3 Lesson 2

Task 1:

Classifying Musical Instruments:

In Western music, we usually classify instruments into four main categories which are :

1) String

2) Woodwind

3) Brass

4) Percussion

However, to make the categories more specific Hornbostel and Sach created groups in which non musical instruments could also be included.

This is so that we can classify the instruments we create that produces sound.

Hornbostel and Sach created these categories so that the instruments would be grouped according to how sounds are produced.

These four categories are:

Write and draw 3 instruments of each category below:

Task 2: Short Clips of Homemade Instruments

Short clips of Home made instruments

Listen and watch, try and categorise these instruments as either a

1. Chordaphone

2. Idiophone

3. Membranophone

4. Aerophone

Circle or Highlight your answer below.

Video clip 1. here

Name of Instrument:

1. Chordaphone

2. Idiophone

3. Membranophone

4. Aerophone

Video clip 2. here

Name of Instrument:

1. Chordaphone

2. Idiophone

3. Membranophone

4. Aerophone

Video clip 3. here

Name of Instrument:

1. Chordaphone

2. Idiophone

3. Membranophone

4. Aerophone

Video clip 4. here

Name of Instrument:

1. Chordaphone

2. Idiophone

3. Membranophone

4. Aerophone

Video clip 5. here

Name of Instrument:

1. Chordaphone

2. Idiophone

3. Membranophone

4. Aerophone