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Woodwind Family Lesson Plan!

Wonderful wild whistling woodwinds winding through the wind! Wishing you knew more about the woodwind family of instruments? Wonder no more! Whether or not you play one of these beautiful instruments, you will learn much about them here!

This page may be simply read through to learn about these instruments, or perhaps you would like to listen to some pieces for these instruments. Students may use the information and links to do research or learn more about an instrument they play, and parents and teachers may use the following in individual lessons or as a thorough unit study. Many free games, printable worksheets, videos, links, and more are here for you to use. I love woodwind instruments and hope that you find this page interesting and useful! Thanks for visiting! Please leave a message below to let me know you were here, or what you liked and disliked. Thanks! :D

Contents at a Glance

Test Your Woodwind Knowledge 1
Woodwind Lapbooks & Notebooks
A Woodwind Unit Study
Woodwind Family Research
Books about Woodwinds
Biblical Reference to Woodwinds
Suggested Vocabulary
Games & Fun Activities
Fun & Games!!
What instrument do you play?
Woodwind Science
Hands - On Activities
The Flute Family
The Clarinet Family
Listening to Woodwinds
Favorite Woodwinds
Woodwind Stuff
The Saxophone Family

Test Your Woodwind Knowledge 1

Before scrolling down the page ~ do you know which instruments in this picture are woodwinds? What else is featured in the picture? (Check at the bottom for the answer!)

Music on High by Harvey Edwards

Woodwind Lapbooks & Notebooks

Great study and reinforcement learning materials!

Woodwind Lapbook from Joyful Songs: These materials were put together with the intention of doing an entire unit study around it, but they may certainly be used in part. The following are pieces I created to make a lapbook or notebook with your studies.

Woodwind Cover for your notebook (The picture at the top of the page.)
Woodwind Bible Verses ~ Verse cards, storage pocket, notebook pages, and a poster / puzzle.
Woodwind Vocabulary Mini Book

Lapbook Minis
~ Instruments: flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn, bassoon, recorder, didgeridoo, pan pipes (syrinx)
~ Members of the flute family, members of the saxophone family, single reed, double reed, pitch, history
History of Woodwinds ~ Choice of mini book or notebook page.
Characteristics of Woodwind Instruments ~ Mini book and notebook page.
Woodwind File Folders ~ A mini folder for each: piccolo, flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon. Includes a lined sheet for easier writing to insert if desired; a color and black and white version; extra graphics.

Flashcards ~ for studying, playing a matching game, or go fish.
Version 1 has pictures and words on the same card.
Version 2 has pictures on one card, names on another.
Flashcard Pocket for storage.

Woodwind Notebook Pages ~ 6 pages for notes (One of them is designated for science in music.)
Computer & Book Resources ~ mini book to notate where you researched or read about the instruments.

Woodwind Gameboard ~ review questions about woodwinds.
Notebook & Lapbook Group @ Squidoo: "Okay, so what is a lapbook or notebook?" you might be asking. It is an exciting fun way to record all the information you have learned in a unit by making a book full of mini books, games, flash cards, or anything else that is useful to remembering your unit's objectives. Kids love creating and sharing them to achieve numerous repetitions of the material you want them to know. The webpage link above is one of my favorites for learning how to lapbook and notebook with your students. There are numerous lenses to learn what they are and how to make them. Several wonderful lapbook units are listed there, too. Have fun!
Instrument Families of the Orchestra: Tab book I created for all the families of the orchestra
Instrument Diagrams: Label Parts of a Recorder, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon & Saxophone
Label the Woodwind Member Names in English or other languages
Instrument coloring pages for primary grades, many other music activities also.
Woodwind Mini Books: Several mini books for woodwind instruments from Homeschool Share ~
Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Bassoon
Instrument Playground at Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra: 11 Page Document containing information on instrument families, orchestra seating, woodwind family instruments (pictures, description, how to play), the conductor, Powell Hall, and music vocabulary.
Orchestra Seating Charts: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern Orchestras
Check how the instrumentation has changed.
These four charts may be printed out and added to your book.
Instrument Worksheets at TLS Books: 'My Musical Instrument Book' ~ A page for each instrument family, a puzzle, word search, and instrument sort page in a cute tab book.
Woodwind Word Search & Labeling ~ Woodwind Printing Practice ~ Woodwind Name Match
Woodwind Family Flashcards: Very nicely done cards of all the instrument families.
The Visual Dictionary: Click on the instruments you want to read a small blurb and use the pictures in your materials.
Music Graphics Galore: "A collection of music icons, clipart, graphics, & icons."

Clarinet and Flute on Sheet Music with Rose

Clarinet & Flute on Sheet Music with Rose

A Woodwind Unit Study

Learning About Woodwind Instruments

Unit studies can be so much fun! I love to incorporate as many subject areas as possible when I research and write my music units. You may want to consider adding other content areas to your music studies. Many people push aside music as a "less important subject", spending most of their time in the "academic" studies. (Unfortunately this is happening in the school systems frequently.) I am in no way downgrading core curriculums, I put them first before music in my own children's studies. What I want to make clear though is that music truly is related to all of the academic areas in one way or another! It may be used to enhance learning in many ways.

Even the ancient Greeks saw the importance in music. Three main subjects were part of their curriculum. Math for the brain, physical activities for the body, and music for the soul.

I'm working on a lens entitled "Music is FUNdaMENTAL" because I feel strongly about this. The lens is 'published' but far from being done. It is one that I hope to constantly add research about music and education. You may check it out if you like, but in brief, here is what I mean as far as relating it to other curricula content.

Bible - Study how, when, where, why, and who used music in the Bible. Find out which instruments are mentioned. Research the materials and technology that would have been available to create the instruments. How do you think these instruments may have sounded compared to our modern instruments?

Language Arts - So many language skills may be practiced while studying music! Read about the instruments. Use library and internet research skills to obtain more information. Write a descriptive paragraph about an instrument. Create a poem about your favorite instrument...

Math - Music and math go hand in hand. Reading and counting rhythms is pure math. Read and create rhythmic patterns to play on an instrument, even if it is just clapping out a steady beat or pattern. Study and use what I call 'Musical Math Formulas' ~ the distances or intervals between pitches, the relationships of notes in a chord, scale patterns, etcetera. Measure and compare the sizes of instruments and how size and shape influence the tone ... which leads to ...

Science - The study of acoustics (how sounds are made) is a very interesting part of music and physics. Study about vibrations and frequency and how they affect the pitch and tone of an instrument. See link below in the science section for some really cool stuff.

Social Studies - It is fascinating to study the beginnings and history of musical instruments. Find out what types of instruments were created where and why. Did it have anything to do with the technology, materials, or culture of the area? Of course it did! :) Study a country or two where instruments originated. Study the culture and what part music had in it. Was music used for religious ceremonies, secular purposes, part of drama? Who in the society listened to and played music? Was is just the rich or educated who could afford instruments? Did music of a time or place reflect anything about the people?

Art - Artistic time periods in history have similarities in music, art, drama, dance, literature, and so on. For instance, certain instruments seemed to be favored in the baroque period. What techniques, styles, and materials did artists like to use in the same time period? Or, listen to the emotional qualities of different instruments and their uses. Try to put that same feeling into a piece of artwork.

Physical Education - Move and dance to the music you hear! Allow your imagination to take over once in a while. Does the music or instrument make you feel like moving fast, bouncy, or softly? Try to conduct a piece of music - the arms can get really tired quickly. :) Think about all the fine motor skills of a woodwind player or keyboardist. What physical qualities might a pecussionist need and use?

Foreign Language - How are the instrument names changed in different languages? (The Enchanted Learning Website has some great printable pages of instruments in various languages.) Compare Latin and Greek root words in musical terms (flute, flote, flauta). Why do musicians all over the world use so much Italian on printed sheet music?

Computer - Listen to instrumental recordings. Watch videos to see how they are used or how they are played. Locate pictures and articles. Anything you want!

I'm sure you get the idea - perk up your units by including music in some way, even if it is something like singing spelling words - great memory tool! Enjoy all your learning, and please leave other suggestions you might have for including music in your curriculum. :D

Woodwind Photos

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Woodwind Family Research

Saxophone

Woodwind Family of the Orchestra: Descriptions of the instruments of the family and their construction, how they are played, reed explanations, examples to hear, and fantastic pictures of real instruments.
Woodwinds: History & description of instruments for all ages.
Woodwind Instruments: Detailed information about the family.
Reed Instruments: Single & double reeds, composition, pictures
Woodwind Instruments from Around the World: This list contains instruments you will recognize plus many that you won't, different sizes of the instruments, country they originated in, and a brief history and description.
**Woodwind Family: This is soooo cool! This gentleman has pictures of every size flute, clarinet, and sax. There is information, sound clips, and videos. I've have never seen so many types of woodwinds before!
Woodwinds at Play Music: Click on the picture at the top to find out more about the instruments. Click on "more" to see a diagram of the instrument and find out about the parts of it. Play "Name that Woodwind" Game!
Orchestral Instruments: Scroll down and click on what you want to know more about.
The Woodwind Family: More information
Listen by Instrument: Click on the instrument you want to hear; there is a picture, small description, and 2 - 3 sound clips of each woodwind.
The Winds: A one paragraph description and picture of each woodwind instrument.
Instrument Playground - Woodwind Packet: Download a 12 page packet on each of the instrument families. Each packet gives information about the family and instruments within the group, conductor information, vocabulary terms, etcetera from the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Music Links to Everything for Woodwind Players: Graphics ~ Practice Tips ~Tips on Performance & Performance Anxiety ~ General Information on Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone ~ Fingering Charts ~
Music Theory ~ Terminology ~ Ear Training ~ Hearing Protection ~ Music History ~ Sheet Music ~ Mailing Lists ~ Newsgroups ~ Webrings ~ Tone & Technique ~ Breathing ~ Warm-Ups ~ Equipment ~ Instrument Care
Types of Wind Instruments: Short video on the flute, oboe, and clarinet - okay, trumpet, too!
Woodwind Intruments: A small history and description of each woodwind instrument including rare and historic variations of the instruments.

Orchestra: Woodwind Family Lapbook Unit

Woodwind Family Lesson Plan!

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Test Your Woodwind Knowledge 1

Woodwind Lapbooks & Notebooks

Great study and reinforcement learning materials!

A Woodwind Unit Study

Learning About Woodwind Instruments

Woodwind Photos

... as chosen by Flickr.

Woodwind Family Research

Books about Woodwinds

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Biblical Reference to Woodwinds

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Suggested Vocabulary

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Games & Fun Activities

Fun & Games!!

What instrument do you play?

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Clarinet

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Flute

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Saxophone

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Piccolo

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Bassoon

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Oboe

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Woodwind Science

Hands - On Activities

Wear your favorite woodwind!

The Flute Family

Characteristics of the Flute Family Members

More About the Flute!

Flute Videos

Flutes at Joyful Songs Zazzle Gallery!

The Clarinet Family

Characteristics about the Clarinet Family Members

More About the Clarinet

Clarinet Videos

Listening to Woodwinds

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Favorite Woodwinds

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Woodwind Stuff