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WEEK 4
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Describes the instrumental P

sections of the Western Q

orchestra
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Instruments of N

Western
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Orchestra
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REVIEW
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What are the form-related F

repeat marks? Why are G

they important? I

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PRE-TEST
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Match the instruments in Column B with their
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descriptions in Column A. Write the letter on the
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blank before each number.
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Musical sounds are everywhere!
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• Look at the image. U
• Imagine that you can hear the sound that V

each instrument is making. W

• Can you identify the instruments used? X

• How were you able to identify it? Y

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Musical sounds are everywhere! D

• Remember the day when you and your E

friend watched a free concert of your F

favorite local band in town? G

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• Do you like to sing J
with K
accompaniment of L

different musical M

instrument? N

• What instrument O

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do you like to play
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while you are R
singing? S

• Musical instrument make singing more U

enjoyable and fulfilling. V

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Orchestrated music features distinct sound quality of
various instruments. The orchestra had various sizes and D
composition determined by the musical arrangement to be E
performed. There are basically four sections in the F
orchestra which is based on the family of musical
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instruments.
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An orchestra is a large group of musicians, playing many
different instruments. It is the best known of all Western T

Instrumental groups. The instruments belong to four main U

sections/families such as: V
• string instrument
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• woodwind instrument
• brass instruments X

• percussion instruments Y

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Conductor D

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Conductor is the main
coordinator of an orchestra G
and stands in front of the H
musician while holding a I
baton
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Baton – is a slender
wooden stick used by the N

conductor to direct the O

orchestra. The baton P
serves as an extension of
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the conductor’s hand in
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expressing the musical
piece. S

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STRING FAMILY B

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String instruments – are the largest family D
of instruments in the orchestra and known E
as its backbone. They are divided into four F
groups, namely: violins, violas, cellos and G
double basses.
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All the instruments in this family are made
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of wood, with four strings and are played
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by pulling a bow across the strings and by
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plucking the strings.
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WOODWIND FAMILY B

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Woodwind instruments – are narrow D
cylinders or pipes generally made of woos, E
metal, plastic or any combination that have F
at least one piece of reed in the G
mouthpiece or none.
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A reed – is a thin piece I
metal, wood or plastic J
inside mouthpiece like that K
of an oboe or a clarinet that L
vibrates to produce sound M
when blown. N

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BRASS FAMILY B

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Brass instruments – are used to produce D
sound by means of blowing. They are made E
of brass metal or sometimes the metal can F
be a silvery alloy. G

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Percussion instruments – that are shaken, D
banged, tapped, rubbed, scraped, or struck E
with mallets, hammers or stick. F

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ACTIVITY 1 B

With the use of the given pictures, D

re-arrange the jumbled letters. E

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Write your answers on your G
notebook. H

1. CPRESISONU J

2. SABRS M

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3. TNGISR P

4. OWIDNODW R

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5. TAROHCESR U

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ACTIVITY 2 B

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Identify the instrumental section of the following musical
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instruments. Write SI if the instrument is under String, WI if
wood, BI if brass and PI if percussion. E

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ACTIVITY 3 B

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Group the following instruments in their correct
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instrumental section of the Western orchestra.
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Write it on their proper column. Choose your
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answer below. Do this in your notebook.
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Trumpet timpani flute
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Clarinet trombone snare drum
Cymbals oboe violin T
bass drum chello bassoon U
horn tuba viola V
string bass
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1. Sing the song “Instrument Song” and try D
and pretend to sound like the musical E
instrument found in an orchestra. F

2. Divide the class into five groups. G

• Group 1 will sing like violins H

• Group 2 will sing like clarinets I

• Group 3 will sing like horns J

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• Group 4 will sing like trumpets
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• Group 5 will sing like timpanis M

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Answer the following questions. D
1. What is an orchestra? E

2. What are the four sections of F

instruments performed by the musicians? G

3. What are string instruments? H

Woodwind instruments? Brass I

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instruments? Percussion instruments? K
4. What are the instruments belong to L
string instruments? Woodwind M
instruments? Brass instruments? N

Percussion instruments? O

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ACTIVITY 4 B

Describe the instrumental sections of the D

Western orchestra by matching column E

A with Column B. F

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ACTIVITY 5 B

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In your own words, describes the four (4) D
instrumental sections of the Western E
orchestra. Take into consideration the F

rubrics below on how you will be graded. G

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