Orff Instrument Presentation and Student Book by Noteworthy By Jen
Give your students a unique way to understand and identify Orff instruments. This resource comes with a printable booklet for students as well as a teacher presentation so students can learn a brief history of Orff Schulwerk, identify instrument types and voices, understand pentatonic scales, and label borduns.
Peter and the Wolf Booklet by Pitch Publications
This is THE resource for your Peter and the Wolf musical adventure unit! It has everything you could think of: student activities, booklets, Storybook introduction and guide, centers, assessments, and more! Though each part is available separately, you will save money by purchasing this MEGA BUNDLE! In addition, the bundle comes with a lesson plan written out for you to print and go!
Instrumental Mysteries by Rhythmically Yours
Solve clues, gather evidence and crack the case of the instrumental mystery! This self-correcting quiz game will put your students’ instrument family knowledge to the test.
4 Corners: Instrument Families by SillyOMusic
Musical 4 Corners is a great, interactive PowerPoint game for reinforcing instrument families and timbre. This was my students’ favorite game and they hardly realize that they are learning while playing. Answers are included in the presentation notes so it can be played with a sub.
Interactive Instruments of the Orchestra by The Yellow Brick Road
Teach the instruments of the orchestra and instrument families with this interactive presentation that guides your music students through the sounds and parts of the instruments of the orchestra. Students click on each musical instrument to hear how it sounds, see videos of musicians performing, and more!
Instrument Family Worksheets by Ginny's Music Space
Use these worksheets to review the instrument families with your students. There are multiple different styles of worksheets for all your needs!
Real Photo Instrument Family Posters by Hutzel House of Music
This set of instrument posters uses real photos of high quality musical instruments so your students can see what they are really like! Each family has a poster with identifying facts, and the corresponding instruments are shown with the same color border. Includes examples of western orchestral instruments and world instruments.
Write the Room Instruments by Sally's Sea of Songs
A set 26 orchestral instruments and their name labels, formatted in various ways to allow for a variety of options! Instrument cards with labels may be displayed as a permanent part of your music room decor. Use small cards in a center or large cards for display when every student has a clipboard and recording sheet. Some recording sheets are provided without directions to allow you to create your own variations of this activity.
Orchestra Instrument Scavenger Hunt by Noteworthy By Jen
Use self-checking QR codes or an answer key to see if students know the name and instrument family of the instruments to the orchestra. Highly motivating–watch your students insist on finishing!
Instrument Families Write the Room by Ginny's Music Space
What can I say? This write the room activity gets your students moving around the room while reviewing the instruments of the orchestra. It’s a win win activity!