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Instrument Families: Strings, Brass, Drums

A violin and a guitar belong together, and a trumpet does not. The reason is how the sound is made.

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What it teaches

The instrument families, and the feature that defines each one: strings are plucked or bowed, brass is blown through a mouthpiece, percussion is struck.

This is classification again โ€” the same thinking as the animal groups, applied to something a child hears rather than sees.

How it works

An instrument appears and the families are the answers. Three levels change the length of the round and the number of families offered.

The help names how the sound is made rather than the family, so the answer can be reasoned to.

What to look for

The piano is the argument worth having. It has strings inside and they are struck by hammers, which is why it is in two families depending on who you ask. That is a real disagreement among musicians, not a trick.

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