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Instruments Card Deck 1
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Instruments of the Orchestra Flash Cards
Overview
A tutorial and demonstration lesson for identifying orchestral instruments using the free FlashQuiz flashcard app for Windows
Introduction
This resource is an introduction to a handy free flash card app that is adaptable to a lot of different lesson plans. In this case, I've chosen one that helps students identify the instruments of the orchestra by look, name, sound and family.
This resource is not a lesson for students, but for teachers to get started with an app that they can use in the classroom as an accessory to various lessons in vocabulary, terms, sounds, pieces, etc.
I'll show you where to download it, how to start working with it, and get you started with some files I have already created for you to use with the application. There is an assessment rubric at the end for your use.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of orchestral instruments.
Students will be able to recognize instruments by sight and label them with the correct name
Students will be able to recognize instruments by listening to a solo excerpt.
Students will be able to identify what family instruments based on their shape, mouthpiece, and what materials from which they are made.
Download the free app
There is a link to an ad-supported application below. When you get there, you'll find a page that looks like this:
and a little documentation and a preview below it:
It can be purchased ad-free if desired, but is quite good in the free version.
Download the app from the Microsoft Store, and then move on to the next section.
Setting up the decks
You can create multiple decks, customize your own, or import those that others hace created.
Watch the following screencast I made showing that basics of setting up a deck of flash cards.
Below I have attached a deck suitable for this lesson that you may use, with a dozen pre-made cards that include a picture and brief audio clip on the one side, the name of the instrument, its family, and the proper pronunciation as an audio file.
There is also a link to the site from which I gathered the jpeg files. It has images which are free for use, and might be handy.
Assessment Rubric
| Needs Improvement - 1 point | Average - 2 points | Proficient - 3 points | |
Visually identifies instruments
| The student is unable to identify instruments by their photos | The student is able to identify some instruments by their photos | The student is able to identify all instruments by their photos |
Identifies instruments aurally
| The student is unable to identify instruments by their sounds | The student is able to identify some instruments by their sounds | The student is able to identify all instruments by their sounds |
Puts instruments in correct family
| The studenft is unable to place the instruments in their families | The studenft is able to place some instruments in their families | The studenft is able to place all instruments in their families |
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