https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs Instruments of the Orchestra en-us 2017-02-03 08:10:12 UTC 2026-01-18 07:17:18 UTC hello@padlet.com william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363040 2017-02-03 08:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363040 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363056 2017-02-03 08:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363056 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363083 2017-02-03 08:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363083 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363132 2017-02-03 08:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363132 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363165 2017-02-03 08:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363165 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363185 2017-02-03 08:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363185 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363213 2017-02-03 08:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363213 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363388 2017-02-03 08:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363388 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363460 - Only instrument in the woodwind family which is made of metal.
- Sound is creating by blowing air over the top of a specially-designed mouthpiece.
- There are usually 5 - 6 flute players in an orchestra.
- High pitch.
-Treble clef.]]> 2017-02-03 08:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363460 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363760 - Highest-pitched instrument in the woodwind family.
- Smaller version of the flute.
- Commonly used in marching bands accompanied by a snare drum. Typically the instrument which was used to pipe the military into battle.
- Treble clef.]]> 2017-02-03 08:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151363760 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151368211 - Largest instrument in the woodwind family.
- Lowest-pitched instrument in the woodwind family.
- Larger version of the bassoon.
- Bass clef.
- Uses a double reed.]]> 2017-02-03 08:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151368211 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151368275 - Bass instrument of the woodwind family.
- Uses a double reed.
- Air passes through the instrument and the sound comes out of the top.
- Raspy timbre.]]> 2017-02-03 08:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151368275 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151368663 - Larger version of the oboe.
- Has a broad timbre. 
- Uses a double reed.
- This instrument is only played by one person in the orchestra.]]> 2017-02-03 08:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151368663 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151371233 - Uses a double reed.
- Has a sharp, nasal tone - one of the most recognisable sounds in the orchestra.
- High pitch.
- Treble clef.]]> 2017-02-03 08:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151371233 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151371510 - Larger version of the clarinet.
- Very long instrument. Has to be supported on the floor with a spike.
- Uses a single reed attached to the back of the mouthpiece.
- Bass clef.

]]> 2017-02-03 08:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151371510 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151372033 - Mellow instrument with a warm timbre.
- High pitch.
- Uses a single reed attached to the back of the mouthpiece.
- Treble clef.

]]> 2017-02-03 09:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151372033 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151375418 Flute is on the left]]> 2017-02-03 09:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151375418 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151376426 - Listen to the opening moments of this piece.
- The clarinet plays the solo. It starts off with a trill (moving quickly between two notes repeatedly). There is then a glissando up to the highest note.
- Notice the warm sound of the trill. ]]> 2017-02-03 09:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151376426 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151377946 2017-02-03 09:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151377946 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151379218 This is a transcription of the Bach Cello Suite No. 1 for bass clarinet. Familiarise yourself with the deep timbre!]]> 2017-02-03 09:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151379218 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151379831 This is the main theme from the film 'The Mission', the music for which was composed by Ennio Morricone (who occasionally has lunch with Mr Sarjeant's grandfather)!
The oboe has a very bright sound and is very easily identifiable in the orchestra. ]]> 2017-02-03 09:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151379831 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151382368 Compare this sound to the oboe. Notice the difference in pitch and timbre.]]> 2017-02-03 09:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151382368 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151383351 - Skip forward to 2'05" (if this doesn't work listen from the beginning - it's good music)!. You will hear a woodwind introduction to the 'This Old Man' theme.
- The piccolo is introduced shortly after the snare drum enters.]]> 2017-02-03 10:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151383351 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151386063 Bassoon concerto. This means the bassoon is playing the solo (guy standing at the front with the bassoon!), accompanied by an orchestra (all the people sitting behind him playing instruments and following the conductor...the guy with the stick (baton))!]]> 2017-02-03 10:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151386063 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151386652 The Breaking Winds have uploaded many covers of modern pop songs over the last few years.
In this video, each player is playing a contrabassoon]]> 2017-02-03 10:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151386652 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628035 - Whilst the saxophone is not a member of the orchestra, it is a member of the woodwind family.
- Like the flute, it is made of metal. 
- Like the clarinet, it has a single reed inserted into the back of the mouthpiece.
- There are many different types of saxophone covering a range of pitches, including soprano (high pitch), alto (medium - high pitch), tenor (medium pitch) and baritone (low pitch)]]> 2017-02-04 21:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628035 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628128 There are two saxophones which feature in this song; the alto saxophone (smaller, higher pitched one) and the baritone saxophone (larger, lower pitched one).
The baritone saxophone is the one being played by the guy with red hair dancing on the table!]]> 2017-02-04 21:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628128 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628561 - One of Mr Sarjeant's all-time favourite jazz standards, 'Birdland' is as fast and furious as you get in big band jazz.
- The main solo in this video is played on a soprano saxophone. He absolutely rips it up!
- His solo starts are 2"30" into the video and finishes 3 minutes later...in jazz solo terms, that's a massive solo!
- Notice that whilst he is playing, the rest of the saxophone section are on percussion duty, adding different timbres to accompany his solo.
- Buddy Rich is one of the greatest to ever sit behind a drum kit. He was ruthless in his pursuit of performance perfection, as can be seen by the way he drives his band forward in this video.]]> 2017-02-04 22:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628561 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628752 2017-02-04 22:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628752 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628828 - Here's a wind quintet, performing a piece by Carl Nielsen, op. 43.
- Which woodwind instruments feature in this video?
- Which instrument in the quintet is not a member of the woodwind family? Can you name it and the family it belongs to?]]> 2017-02-04 22:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628828 william_sarjeant https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628895 - Here is the woodwind powerpoint I use with my year 7's when they learn about the instruments of the orchestra.
- Use it as a revision tool to help you identify the different sounds and designs of these instruments.]]> 2017-02-04 22:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/william_sarjeant/foql7pu02xzs/wish/151628895