Unit Overview:
This unit explores the connection between size and materials used to create a musical instrument, and the pitches and tones the instrument makes. Following the steps of the Scientific Method, students will work in small groups to test their hypotheses. Students will explore the instrument families of the orchestra and will create their own versions of the instruments.
Lesson Overviews:
Students will create their own string instruments, and explore how pitch is altered.
Students will create their own "brass" instruments, and make predictions about how pitch changes based on the distance air travels in the instrument.
Students will make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the length of the air pipe.
Students will make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the materials used in instrument construction
Authors:
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Leslie Thomas, Teacher
Thomas Pullen Arts Magnet School
Landover, MD
