Instrument Exploration

The violin is the smallest instrument in the string family! Learn to identify the violin by sight and sound! Listen to several Class Notes artists demonstrate their instrument.

Did you know the French Horn isn't really French? Learn about this brass instrument and watch some videos in unique or unusual settings. For Grades K-6.

The piano has 88 keys! Explore how sound is made on this keyboard instrument! For grades K-6.

Even though it’s made of metal, the flute is a member of the woodwind family! Listen to and learn about the flute in this instrument exploration lesson great for students K-6.

Have you heard of a musical instrument called the organ? Listen to different kinds of organs and meet some organists, or people who play the organ. For grades 2-5.

Learn more about how the pipe organ works in this instrument exploration lesson! Part two of a three-part series!

Compare and contrast 4 musical pieces written for organ!

The viola looks like the violin, but it’s just a little bigger! Learn about the viola and listen to several Class Notes artists demonstrate their instrument.

Did you know most oboe players make their own reeds? Learn about this woodwind instrument and hear what it sounds like in this instrument exploration lesson!

Bari, Tenor, Alto, Soprano - learn about these four saxophones in this instrument exploration lesson. Figure out the answer to the perplexing question: To which instrument family does the saxophone belong?