A PowerPoint presentation that requires high school Fine Art Survey students to scan the QR codes using their own device on each slide in order to fill out information on a study guide about 4 categories of musical instruments: brass, woodwind, stringed, and percussive.

1. Introduction to Musical Instruments
Fine Art Survey

3. Brass Instruments
Toot
Brass instruments include: horns,
trumpets, and trombones.
Musicians blow air into brass
instruments , creating a buzzing sound.
For this reason, they are known as
“aerophones.”
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4. Brass Instruments
Toot
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5. Woodwind Instruments
Whistle
The instruments in this family
all used to be made of wood,
which gives them their name.

6. Woodwind Instruments
Whistle
Types of woodwind instruments include:
reedless, reed and double reed
instruments like the flute, piccolo, clarinet,
oboe, and bassoon.

7. Stringed Instruments
Plunk
Stringed instruments are
musical instruments that produce
sound from vibrating strings.
Examples are the guitar, violin,
cello, and harp.
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8. Stringed Instruments
Plunk
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Stringed instruments are usually
categorized by the primary technique used
to make the strings vibrate. The three
most common techniques are plucking,
bowing and striking.

9. Percussion Instruments
BOOM
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A percussion instrument is
a musical instrument that is
sounded by being struck or
scraped by a beater, by hand
or struck against another
similar instrument. The
percussion family is believed
to include the oldest musical
instruments, following the
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10 Interesting Drum Facts

10. Percussion Instruments
BOOM
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In a jazz setting, the piano
is considered part of the
“rhythm” section. Drums
are usually the foundation
of this section, so unless
played in a piano trio, the
piano will be played
percussively.

11. Visit the website below to click and
hear samples of each of the
instruments categorized by family.
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