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My neighbor plays the trumpet. It is a brass instrument with 3 buttons, but it can play a lot more notes than that. The trumpet uses a mouthpiece to make sound.

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The violin is made out of wood and strings. It has four strings that can be played with your fingers or with a long stick called a bow. I learned about the violin from my sister who plays it at her middle school.

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My dad used to play the trumpet when he was in high school. The trumpet makes a sound with a silver mouthpiece that looks like a cup, and with your lips. My dad said the trumpet can play high notes.

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The flute is a shiny silver instrument, but it's in the woodwind family. My aunt played the flute in elementary school. It uses a lot of air, even though it's small. It's like when you blow across the top of a bottle.

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My older brother plays the marimba in high school with his band. The marimba is a really big and long xylophone, and it is made out of wood. You can play it with two mallets, but my brother is learning how to use four mallets, with two in each hand.

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I'm learning how to play the cello in private lessons. The cello is bigger than the violin and has a stick that helps it stand on the ground, because it's too big to hold. The cello can be plucked or played with a bow.

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My mom used to play the oboe, and played when she was in college in Hawaii. The oboe uses a double reed, which is like two reeds put together. It is black and has silver keys and holes.

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My sister just started learning how to play the flute. It is all silver. You have to press down the keys to change the notes. There's a lot of keys so it's hard to remember where your fingers go.

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My brother has played the piano for two years. He has a concert every year that we go to so we can listen to him play. The piano is a big instrument, and has a lot of keys that are black and white. It takes two hands to play the piano. It also has pedals on the bottom.

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My oldest brother plays the tuba. It is the biggest brass instrument. For marching band he plays a different tuba called a sousaphone that he wears on his shoulders. The tuba makes a low sound.

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My cousin plays the piano really good. She can play a lot of songs, and it took her a long time to practice. The piano has strings inside of it. The piano has three pedals that you step on while you are playing.

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The clarinet is an instrument made of wood. It has a lot of silver keys that you press down. It also has holes under some of the keys. The clarinet can play high notes and low notes and has a reed. My mom played the clarinet when she was in high school.

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The violin has four strings on it. There are two holes, one looks like an f and the other one is a backwards f. There are pegs on the top that hold the strings and make them sound the right way.

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My dad plays the drumset. It has a lot of different drums and cymbals on it. You use your hands and your feet to play the drumset, all at the same time. It's really loud, and a lot of fun.

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The kalimba is also called a thumb piano. You only use your thumbs on the metal parts. It can play notes for a long time.

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My dad plays the bass guitar. He has taught me a few chords, but it's hard because my hands are small. The strings are steel.

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My sister plays the piccolo in high school. The piccolo is a smaller flute, and it sounds higher. There aren't as many keys on the piccolo.

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My uncle played the trombone when he was in high school. The trombone is the only brass instrument that doesn't have keys, it has a slide.

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My brother plays the trumpet in high school. His trumpet is silver like this picture, but a lot of trumpets are gold. He told me that you have to buzz your lips to make a sound, which is like blowing a raspberry.

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One of my mom's friends plays the timpani for a community band. The timpani has 4 different sized drums. The timpani notes can be changed to be higher or lower using the pedals.

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I am learning how to play the cello in 5th grade orchestra. It is kind of big, but not as big as some other instruments. The cello has four strings. There is a part called the bridge that is really important because it holds the strings up so it can make a sound.

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My cousin plays the viola in middle school orchestra. It's similar to a violin, but a little bit bigger and lower sounding. It has a chin rest on the front where your chin goes, and a shoulder rest on the back for your shoulder.

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I play the saxophone in 6th grade band. The saxophone looks like it goes with the brass instruments, but it's a woodwind because it uses a reed. The saxophone takes a lot of air, and uses a neck strap to help you hold the instrument.

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I didn't know anyone that played an instrument, so I chose to look up the bassoon. It looks like a long stick with holes and keys. There are a bunch of different holes for just your thumb! It uses a double reed like the oboe.

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The bass is a really big instrument! My friend plays the bass in orchestra, and it's taller than he is. It also plays really low notes and uses the bass clef.

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I play percussion in 6th grade band. One of my favorite instruments is the bass drum. I like it because it makes a deep thundering sound and you can feel it vibrating in your body.