Instruments of the orchestra

In this lesson, we will be learning about the families and instruments of the orchestra. We will be listening to examples of what they sound like and finding out how all the instruments are played.

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Lesson summary: Instruments of the orchestra

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This was the final lesson in the unit Tempo, Dynamics, Timbre.

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