Title: Instruments of the Orchestra
Headings: 
Layout of Symphony Orchestra
Instrument Families of Orchestra
The Conductor
String Family
Strings Identification
Violins in the Orchestra
Woodwind Family
Woodwinds Identification
Brass Family
Brass Identification
Percussion Family
Percussion Instruments Identification
Orchestra Concert
The Firebird
Columbia Basin Concert Band
CBC Orchestra
Instrument Recognition 1
Instrument Recognition 2
Firebird Quiz
Locate the specific instruments
Firebird Puzzle
END Orchestra Lesson

Content: Behind the woodwinds are the French horns. In large scale compositions, there are usually three flutes and one piccolo; three clarinets and a bass clarinet; three oboes and an English horn; and three bassoons and one contrabassoon. Woodwinds blend very well with strings, often trading off individual solo passages. Woodwinds Identification
Identify the correct woodwind instruments. Be sure to play each excerpt long enough to hear the featured woodwind instrument. Excerpts
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Brass Family
The brass family is seated in the back of the orchestra and often placed on a raised platform. Acoustically, the raised platform enables brass players to project sounds into the concert hall more directly.