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Exploring Musical Instruments

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Exploring Musical Instruments

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🎵 Part 1: Instrument Knowledge

1. How do these instruments make sound? Circle the correct answer for each:

Guitar:

Hitting with sticks

Strings vibrating

Blowing air through it

Drum:

Pressing keys

Striking the surface

Shaking it

Recorder:

Plucking strings

Hitting with mallets

Blowing air through it

2. Which of these are percussion instruments? Tick all that apply:

Drum

Guitar

Shaker

Recorder

Triangle

🔊 Part 2: Sound Characteristics

3. Listen to the sounds your teacher plays. Fill in the blanks:

Instrument 1: ________________

This sound is: loud / soft (circle one)

This sound is: high pitch / low pitch (circle one)

Instrument 2: ________________

This sound is: loud / soft (circle one)

This sound is: high pitch / low pitch (circle one)

4. Describe what you hear when a guitar string is plucked:
5. What materials could you recycle to make your own musical instrument?

🎨 Part 3: Design Your Own

6. Draw a musical instrument you could make from recycled materials:
7. How would your recycled instrument make sound?
8. What recycled materials would you use to build it?

Material 1: _________________________

Material 2: _________________________

Material 3: _________________________

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