Instrument Family Four Corners

Turn learning the instrument names, sounds, and families into a fun guessing game that gets some wiggles out!

Slide Organization:

Each instrument consists of three slides.

1. "Who am I?" and a large picture of the instrument.
2. The corner options with each instrument name. A small picture of the instrument is up in the corner for students to reference. Press space in presentation mode on this slide to reveal a gold star on the correct answer.
3. A short video clip of a professional musician playing the instrument.

Set-up:

1. Designate each of the corners of your classroom the following colors; red, blue, green, and yellow. I usually tape a piece of colored construction paper up.

How to Play:

1. Show students the "Who am I?" slide with the picture of the instrument for a few seconds.
2. Flip to the next slide to reveal the instrument names for each corner. Students should remain sitting while you read all four answers.
3. Students receive 10 seconds to move to the corner that they think is the right answer. They must be sitting on their bottom for their vote to count!
4. Press the space bar on the color options screen, and a star will reveal the correct instrument.
5. Flip to the next slide for a short clip of how the instrument sounds.
6. Repeat!

Notes/Teaching Suggestions:

1. Talk about the qualities of each family and how they are similar when you are done with a family. I like to call on students to see what they noticed and then I hit all the big points.
2. Have the students repeat each name after you; it encourages the correct pronunciation and helps them remember the instrument name!
3. My students practice quiet celebrations as to not get too loud; we do sign language applause and whisper celebrating.
4. I split this into two class periods; two families each. With extra time I have students vote on one instrument from each family they want to see a 'how it's made' video about and pull it up on YouTube.

Instruments included:

Woodwind

• Flute
• Clarinet
• Saxophone

Brass

• Trumpet
• French Horn
• Trombone
• Tuba

String

• Violin
• Cello
• Double Bass
• Ukulele
• Guitar
• Harp

Percussion

• Timpani
• Tambourine
• Gong
• Wood Block
• Triangle
• Maracas
• Castanets
• Guiro
• Chimes
• Cymbals
• Bass Drum
• Snare Drum
• Marimba

Miscellaneous

• Accordion
• Piano

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