ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English Learning Music – Wind, String, Percussion Instruments for Kids
Hey friends! Today, let’s learn about string instruments. These instruments have strings that make music when played. Are you ready to see some string instruments? Let’s go!
The guitar has six strings and is often used in flamenco music. Listen to its sound!
The electric guitar is popular in rock music. It sounds amazing!
The violin has four strings. You play it by holding it under your chin and using a bow. It sounds soft and nice.
The cello is like a big violin and is also played with a bow. It has a beautiful sound!
The ukulele is a small guitar with four strings. In Hawaii, they play it in a special way. It sounds great!
The harp can have up to 39 strings. You pluck the strings with your fingers to make music. Listen to its lovely sound!
The piano is special because it has 230 strings inside. When you press the keys, little hammers hit the strings to make music. It’s also a percussion instrument!
Let’s remember the string instruments we learned about: guitar, electric guitar, violin, cello, ukulele, harp, and piano. Great job!
Now, let’s learn about wind instruments. These instruments need air to make sound. There are two types: wood and metal. Let’s check them out!
The transverse flute can be made of gold or silver. It used to be made of wood. Listen to its sound!
The clarinet is a woodwind instrument often used in jazz music. It sounds wonderful!
The trumpet is the smallest brass instrument. Long ago, it was used to announce kings and queens. Hear its sound!
The saxophone is a woodwind instrument with a relaxing sound, perfect for jazz. I want to play the saxophone!
The trombone is a brass instrument with a slide that changes its sound. It sounds awesome!
The tuba is the biggest brass instrument and has the deepest sound. Listen to its great sound!
Let’s remember the wind instruments we learned about: transverse flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, and tuba. Well done!
Now, let’s explore percussion instruments. You make sounds by hitting them with your hands or sticks. They come from all over the world. Let’s see some percussion instruments!
The drum set has a snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals. It’s common in rock music. Listen to the beat!
The drum is an instrument you hit to make beats. It comes from African tribes. It sounds amazing!
The xylophone has plates that play different notes when hit. It sounds relaxing and nice.
The cymbals are two metal circles that make sound when hit together. Let’s hear them!
The maracas are played in pairs and have a Latin beat. They come from Venezuela and Colombia. They sound great!
The triangle is named for its shape. You hold it with two fingers to play it. Listen to its sound!
Let’s remember the percussion instruments we learned about: drum set, drum, xylophone, cymbals, maracas, and triangle. Fantastic!
Did you enjoy learning about musical instruments? Keep exploring and have fun with music!
Instrument Sound Hunt: Go on a sound hunt around your home or school to find objects that make sounds similar to the instruments you learned about. For example, tap a spoon on a glass to mimic the sound of a xylophone, or blow across the top of a bottle to create a flute-like sound. Share your discoveries with your classmates and see if they can guess which instrument your sound represents!
Create Your Own Instrument: Use everyday materials like rubber bands, boxes, or tubes to create your own string, wind, or percussion instrument. For example, stretch rubber bands over a box to make a simple guitar or use a paper towel roll to create a wind instrument. Experiment with different materials to see how they change the sound. Show your creation to the class and explain how it works!
Instrument Family Match-Up: Draw or print pictures of different instruments and sort them into their families: string, wind, or percussion. Discuss with a friend why each instrument belongs to its family. Can you think of any other instruments that might belong to each group? Share your thoughts and see if you can come up with new examples together!
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the YouTube transcript:
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Hey friends! Today I’m going to teach you about string instruments. Are you coming along? The instruments in this family have different strings, and when they are played, we hear different music notes. Do you want to see some string instruments? Let’s go for it!
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The guitar is a six-string instrument that is used a lot in flamenco music. This is what it sounds like.
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The electric guitar is commonly used in rock music. Listen to its sound! Wow, I love how it sounds!
The violin has four strings. The musician places it under their chin and plays it by strumming the strings with a bow. Have you heard how it sounds? It is really soft and nice.
The cello is an instrument belonging to the violin family, and it is also played with a bow.
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What a beautiful sound!
The ukulele is a small guitar with four strings. In Hawaii, they play it with a unique technique. Do you know what it sounds like?
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It sounds great!
The harp has up to 39 strings, and they produce sound when plucked by the musician’s fingers. Silence! We are going to listen to how it sounds.
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The piano is an exception; inside it has 230 strings that are hit by hammers under the keys. It is one of the most important instruments and is also considered a percussion instrument.
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Wow, I want to learn how to play the piano like that!
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Let’s review the instruments we learned about today: the guitar, the electric guitar, violin, cello, ukulele, harp, and piano. Great!
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Hello friends! Today I’m going to teach you about wind instruments. Do you want to know more about them? The instruments belonging to this family need air to make sound. There are two types: those made of wood and those made of metal. Now let’s have a look at them!
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The transverse flute can be made of gold or silver; formerly, it was made of wood, so it belonged to the woodwind family of instruments. This is how it sounds.
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The clarinet is a woodwind instrument. Did you know it is used in a lot of jazz music?
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Wow, I love how it sounds!
The trumpet is the smallest of the brass wind instruments. In the past, they used it at the palace to signal the arrival of kings and queens. Attention! Here is its sound.
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The saxophone is a woodwind instrument used in jazz because of its relaxing sound. Listen to its sound! I want to learn to play the saxophone and become a jazz star!
The trombone is a brass wind instrument. It has a rod that moves back and forth to change the note or the sound it makes. It sounds awesome!
The tuba is the biggest of the brass wind instruments, and it has the deepest sound. Silence! We are going to listen to how it sounds.
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It sounded really great!
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Let’s review the instruments we learned about today: transverse flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, and tuba. Great!
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Hey friends! Today I’m going to teach you about percussion instruments. Do you want to know more about them? To make sounds with instruments in this family, you have to hit them with your hands or drumsticks. They are all really unique and come from very different countries. Do you want to see some percussion instruments? Let’s take a look!
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The drum set includes the snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals. We see this instrument a lot in rock music. Let’s have a listen!
That was amazing! What an awesome beat!
This is an instrument with a drum head that you hit to make different beats. The drum comes from African tribes. Listen to its sound.
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Wow, I love how it sounds!
The xylophone is an instrument with plates. When you hit them, different notes are played. Have you ever heard it before? It has a very relaxing and nice sound.
The cymbals are two flat metal circles that make a sound when they are hit together. We are going to listen to them now.
The maracas are usually played in sets of two. They are used in music with a Latin beat. This instrument originated in Venezuela and Colombia. Ready for the maracas?
They sound great!
The triangle is an instrument named for its shape. To make it sound right, we have to grab it with only two fingers. Listen to its sound.
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Let’s review the percussion instruments we learned about today: drum set, drum, xylophone, cymbals, maracas, and triangle. Fantastic!
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