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Instrument Family Videos

 

Youtube:

 

1. STRING FAMILY: Green Bean’s music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH3daZLYyIM

2. String Instruments for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL5wY6yJK6c

3. Wake Me Up: Avicii: cello,bass,violin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSs2cR2Tvuk

4.Counting Stars: One Republic: cello,bass,violin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdkVzkIGjp0

5.Two cellos Pirates of the Caribbean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj3gU3jACe8

6. Violin vs Viola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmOza0RVQfU

8. Guitar with Edward Ong: The most beautiful OST of all times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2_YMfFnW2k

9. Spanish guitar with flamenco dancing and castanets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRLq-G7BmGc

10. Nine year old banjo player with guitar and fiddle (brothers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXcRI0BdioE

11. Harp music: Beauty and the Beast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS5d2wD8OoI

12. House of the Rising Sun: lute 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh865acA-U

13. Harpsicord: Handel's Water Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqfJtXsjZ1Y

14. House of Sound: String Instruments good review

of all the concepts studied.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V26Wjqs0l4w

15. String instrument review: BBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP2_6OLummA

 

1. WOODWIND FAMILY: Green Bean’s music

​​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwfj9Xx2LF4

2. Woodwind instrument

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc1Thk1YOHY

3. Woodwind Family Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfUKHO4Iqck

4. Flute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be1jJCH32OU

Camilla Havana Flute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is68rlOzEio

5. Piccolo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ahrcHAfYlo

6.Bassoon: Star Wars Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cws1hBT35m4

7. English Horn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjoPMmQ-1Fo

8.Recorder ensemble:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0s76X0laxQ

9.Clarinet ensemble:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuEMqMc1Fh4

10.Saxophone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=092VyThpHUM

Demonstration of the various sizes of Saxophones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuKu6v6YziM

11.Oboe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJhax7Jmxs

12.Organ: In the Hall of the Mountain King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBoGdJ54oWI

Organ: Bach: Toccata Fugue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi0IuyTS_ic&t=7s

Pan flute: Pocahontas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyoco3hG_5k

13. Instruments of the orchestra-woodwind review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6U117QpUyQ

14. BBC review of all woodwind instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEt1Mm8sSkA

15. House of Sound Woodwind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PMmJ7CqmoQ&t=314s

1. BRASS FAMILY: Green Bean’s music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5162icRy6Y

2.Brass Family: An Introduction to Brass Instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXMscjERr0A

3.Louis Armstrong Someday: Trumpet with his band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve75y5NbqL4

4.Dance Monkey: trumpet solo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxo8naS-xZ4

5.Trombone solo: Bolero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ahWiS--CUU

6. Uptown Funk: trombone ensemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3p9zvhyYEI

7.Frozen: Trombone ensemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTRn1aovGPg

8.Tuba solo: Czardas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fEyj6lLo8&list=RDQMkicphlsESX8&index=6

9.Tuba quartet ensemble: William Tell Overture 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IZgQc_NMvI&list=RDQMkicphlsESX8&index=7

10.Flight of the Bumblebee: French horn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezrGFZl05XU

11.Disney Medley: French Horn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BK-akcT0mQ

12.Flugelhorn: Kid playing with orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8-3lhTT9WI

13.Flugelhorn vs trumpet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu1ZC421cxw

14.Bugle call

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r1nVXwADos

15.Sousaphone: battle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlS64b_4K8

Horn from the Alps;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE6cIMy86RM&t=110s

16.Review of all brass instruments: BBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE0aSxziNdY

17.Little kid playing with a jazz band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUeOL8WpYAw

18. House of Sound- brass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dp2n-MouKU&t=325s

19.Flight of the Bumblebee: all brass instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZO5KTJTwhE

Woodwind and brass :Jazz: Tuba Skinny: Jubilee Stomp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZdMxFiUf9Q

 

1. PERCUSSION FAMILY: Green Bean’s music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2kTeUxIQsA

2.Introduction to Percussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZnVbncPFK8

3.Percussion Family: Green Beans Number 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZZHkBXFeHY

Bass drum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94gbhz-uTQ

Snare drum: Students making a drum line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feKopc8ixbE

Kids playing various drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwxNMm91gdg

Cymbals with choreography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzmCxJxfgpI

Triangle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxZT4XnE2Qw

Tambourine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbhk5yYgUxI

Timpani drum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMXhnEzITsQ

Timpani cartoon with written music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcvr9Og66Zs

Piano: 5 Amazing Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnbqPJpywls

Xylophone and Metalaphone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix-QW-BShPY

Xylophone: Mario Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v7QC6Bl_7E

Hand bells: Pirates of the Caribbean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xmHuS57DV0

Gong solo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vakil-3EqQY

Story of a percussionist: show a few instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_h1EfMKmK4

Percussion instruments BBC: great video that covers a lot of info and instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaXgEHBYT3c

Percussion instruments for kids: more world percussion instruments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZk0ihiARI

Lesser known instruments from various instrument families

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62YjjV-Roo

House of Sound: Percussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbedzMj8B4U

Orchestra:

1. Instrument Families in the Orchestra: a short video that breaks down the families but demonstrates each family’s part for one song…then puts them all together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ95KUWCGT0

2. Backstage with Bleekie: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12d1CiTRwJw

3. An orchestra song for the four instrument families: Guy singing song for instrument families.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEEfR-vrYoQ

4.An Orchestra Adventure: Sensational Strings (15 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p3y0pHbV5I

5.An Orchestra Adventure: Wonderous Woodwinds (15 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Hi89nuUeU

6.An Orchestra Adventure: Brilliant Brass (15 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elzzUa8ujuo

7.An Orchestra Adventure: Playful Percussion (15 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNXkwKROic

8. Cartoon of a composer teaching about the four instrument families. Good review. Gives other info not already covered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tde91GvEHV8

9.Orchestra…students…demonstrating various instruments ie flutes, oboes, bassoon etc. using contemporary music that lots of kids know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-l2m8twX0

10.Orchestra..violin viola cello bass harp etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvJDEHlisGM

11.All different types of instruments from the instrument families. May need to jump around some of the instruments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_gXf_VK9g

12.More sophisticated video but has lots of information. History of instruments…types of reeds…materials…would be used as a stop/start video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDRiRzip9ks

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf: Vancouver orchestra: Just the instruments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2QIzHA3hVE

Peter and The Wolf: David Bowie narrator: Disney cartoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va8Uz6MoKLg

Peter and the Wolf: Movie with Kirsty Alley and Lloyd Bridges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHVWkQptuY

Carnival of the Animals

Listening guide  to Carnivals of the Animals (Adult 30 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z2gbvDTekc

Glass Harmonica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEKlRUvk9zc

Using water glasses as Glass Harmonica: Sugar Plum Fairy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdoTdG_VNV4

1. Carnival of the Animals: Gary Burghoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uerDXMMGrS0

2.  Carnival of the Animals: Mexico Symphony with puppets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8frnMDxtvI

3. Carnival of the Animals with Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny: Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHo-pFUE0so&t=328s

Carnival of the Animals with Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny: Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VX-AzdeIdA

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