Introduction
It is the year 2900, and you are a member of the New Ohio
Archaeologist Team. You have uncovered what appears to be a very
large structure made of wood, concrete and steel. Under a large panel
of wood, you have uncovered five objects that appear to be musical instruments.
You recognize them from music history class but must identify them and
report your findings to your project leader.
Discovered Objects
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Archaeological
Findings Report
click here for a worksheet
Use the internet sites provided to answer these questions
for each object.
1. What are the five instruments?
2. How are the sounds made on these instruments?
3. What are the instruments made of?
4. Write something interesting about the history of each instrument.
5. Name the family to which each instrument
belongs.
Find your answers by clicking on these internet links.
easy: http://www.playmusic.org/stage.html
medium: http://www.datadragon.com/education/instruments/
http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/music_education/instruments/
percussion: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5116/percussion.htm
woodwind: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5116/woodwind.htm
brass: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5116/brass.htm
strings: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5116/string.htm
harder: http://www.montereysymphony.org/edusymphony.htm#edusymphony
related instruments: http://www.nyphilkids.org/lockerroom/index.html
guide to making your own instrument: http://www.nyphilkids.org/lab/index.html
games: http://www.dsokids.com/1/games.html
notation program: www.notationstation.net
Instrument Guide for Parents:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2405/index.html
Project
Choose you favorite instrument family. Design a
NEW instrument for that family that you think would be found in the year
2900. Turn in a picture, a model or a paragraph describing the instrument.
Be sure to explain what it is made of, and how it is played.
Note to Parents: We have examined these sites and found them to be generally suitable for most children. Because the internet is constantly changing, however, we advise all parents to look at these sites. Please email us if you find any site to be inappropriate.
Link to our schools
http://www.saintjoe.org/