Orchestra

Hello everyone, this blog post is about what we have been learning in hurumanu 2. Hurumanu 2 is music class. We're learning about the 4 types of instrument of an orchestra. The 4 types of instruments are woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.

Whats an orchestra?

An orchestra is a group of instruments that play together and it's led by a conductor. There are 4 types of instruments in an orchestra, woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.

Woodwind - A woodwind is a type of instrument in an orchestra, you will know if its a woodwind if you have to blow on it to play. A flute is a woodwind, and a recorder. 

Brass - Brass is a type of instruments that is played by the player's lips. A trumpet is a brass instrument, it produces sound by the sympathetic vibration.

Percussion - Percussion is a instrument is that is played in an orchestra. A percussion instrument can by played when its hit or shaken. A piano is a percussion instrument or a marimba.

Strings - Strings is a instruments that makes sounds if you pluck it. A guitar is one of the strings instruments because it has strings.

Family of instruments:

Woodwind - Flute, saxophone, clarinet, oboe.

Brass - Trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba.

Percussion - Xylophone, drum, tambourine, marimba, snare drum.

Strings - Guitar, violin, cello, viola.

Glossary:

Conductor - The person who is leading the orchestra.

Tempo - Tempo is another word for pace, like the speed of the music.

Harmony - Different instruments that creates one music, like for example. A violin or a flute.

Melody - Melody is a combination of different tunes.

Baton - A baton is the stick that the conductor uses to lead the orchestra.

Orchestra Video

Thank you for reading this post, I hope you have learned something about orchestra and the 4 types of instruments.

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Counting The Beat - Guitars

 Hello everyone, this post is about what we're doing in hurumanu 2. Hurumanu 2 is music class, and in music class we are learning about beats and instruments. This week, we are focusing on guitars, rhythm and beat. 

Yesterday in the last period (Period 5) we looked on many different types of guitars. There were acoustic, electric guitar, Spanish guitar and bass guitar. I noticed that there were many different names and shapes of a guitar, like for example. A travel guitar, I found the shape of that guitar weird. Because the shape doesn't look like the guitar that I know, the ones that I know is a classical acoustic guitar.

Glossary:

Tuning Keys : 

Tuning keys are the used to tune your guitar, you can either tune it higher and tune it lower. It depends on the type of song that you are practising. Like for example, you are learning a acoustic song. You would normally use low and high tune.

Saddle : 

A saddle is one of the most important part in a guitar because, the guitar's strings are supported by the saddle. If you look closely to a guitar, you can see that the strings are attached to the saddle. 

Sound Hole : 

A sound hole is a part of a guitar that also supports it. With the sound hole, you can hear your guitar. All acoustic guitars has a sound hole, but an electric guitar has no sound hole because its attached to speaker or something.

Types of Guitars :

Acoustic Guitar - Acoustic guitar is the most common guitar, you can use acoustic guitar is mostly used for a soft type of song. Like for example, one of those guitar cover (guitar version of a song).

Electric Guitar - Electric guitar is mostly used to create a song or something, if you listen to a song very carefully. You can mostly hear the electric guitar when its a rock type of song, sometimes. There are also some instrumental moments for electric guitar.

Spanish Guitar - Spanish guitars use nylon strings. 

Air Guitar - An air guitar is basically the easiest guitar to play, because you can imagine it. You can play it whenever you want, it basically based on your imagination. 

Thank you for reading this post, I hope you have learned something about guitars.

Bye!