The instruments of the orchestra

There are some resources about this topic:

Complement to the video: HERE

GAME: story about an "musical instrument safari"
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/instrumentlab/strings.html brief description about each instrument, games, and other information.
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1 Information about instruments
http://www.dsokids.com/visit-the-symphony/orchestra-seating-chart.aspx about the evolution of the orchestra
List from Philarmonia Orchestra, London Each musician introduce an instrument
Introduction to the orchestra  from bbc website.


LINKS TO DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS

- Double bass
- Strings- Violin
- Cello
- Viola- techniques
- Woodwinds: Peter and the wolf

Practice:

PLAYING MACK THE KNIFE

You can practise with this virtual keyboard to play the bass:

AAAA  SSSS GGGG AAAA
HHHH  SSSS GGGG AAAA

Click the mouse pointer on one of the ‘piano’ keys to hear the sound (Make sure you have your computer’s sound system switched on!) You can also press the letters on your keyboard to play the notes (see the diagram below). To use this feature make sure CAPS LOCK is off .