Learning Intentions:
To understand how to classify instruments using the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system
To understand how to classify instruments using the categories of Western instruments
To learn about an instrument in detail
Click on the links below to complete the following:
username: student.hornsbygirls.nsw
password: harp
Read the information on the pages.
Listen to the examples.
Summarise the information in your book. Make sure you include examples of instruments that belong to each group. Remember to use your own words.
Research any musical instrument. Prepare a Slides presentation containing the following information:
Instrument name
Which family or Hornbostel-Sachs classification does it belong to?
Where did it originate and when?
A picture of the instrument
A description of how the instrument is played and what it sounds like
Five interesting facts about the instrument
Submit your Slides presentation on Google Classroom.