MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

P R E S E N TAT I O N

TYPES:
WOODWINDS
BRASS
PERCUSSION
STRINGS
 Choose a Musical Instrument
• Kora • Clave • Zeze • Bagpipe
• Djembe • Fiddle • Pipa • Banjo
• Conga Drum • Harp • Sitar • Accordion
• Harp • Lute • Angklung • Guiro
• Bongos • Marimba • Sarangi • Violin
• Pan Flute • Ngoma • Koto • Harmonica
• Marimba • Xylophone • Saw Sam Sai • Saxophone
• Timbale • Agogo • Sarangi
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
PRESENTATION
• 1. Select a musical instrument. Explain why you chose to speak about it.
• Talk about where it’s from (culture, geography and history).
• Describe and explain the instrument (how it looks and how it sounds).
• Talk about two music genres where to instrument is used. If there are not
two music genres where the instrument is used, compare and contrast your
instrument to another instrument in the same instrument type (ex: another
string instrument) Compare and contrast how the instrument is used in those
genres of music.
• Play a 30 second sample of the instrument.
• Summarize your presentation and answer questions from the audience.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
PRESENTATION
1. Describe how the instrument sounds. Does it have a nice melody? What materials is the instrument
made from? What music genres is the instrument used in? Are there typical singers and lyrics that
in the songs where the instrument can be heard?
2. Explain where and when people typically play this instrument. Do they play on special occasions?
What country/region is this instrument popular. What is the history of this instrument.
3. Compare two genres of music in which this instrument is typically played. If there are not two
music genres where the instrument is used, compare and contrast your instrument to another
instrument in the same instrument type (ex: another string instrument) Compare and contrast how
the instrument is used in those genres of music.
4. Define any words you think your classmates won’t know.
5. In your conclusion, summarize the different aspects of the instrument that you discussed and
remind your audience of the important points from your presentation.
 HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR PRESENTATION
1. Introduce Yourself
2. Attention Grabber
Student A: 1, 2, 3, 4 8
3. Introduce your instrument
Student B: 5, 6, 7
1. Talk about the history of this instrument
Both students answer questions
4. Play a 30 video of music with your instrument
5. Describe
1. The instrument we selected is the ______________
2. The _________sounds like _____________
3. In the video the instrument is being played by ________. The name of the genre of music is ____
6. Explain
1. Explain where and when people listen to music with this instrument
7. Compare/Contrast
1. Compare your instrument to another instrument in the same musical instrument type (ex: another percussion instrument)
2. Contrast your instrument to another instrument in a different musical instrument type
When you compare/contrast you can talk about the sounds, the history, how it looks, the cultures the instruments come from, etc.
8. Closing
9. Ask if there are any questions
REMINDERS
• Students should work with their partners to create the PowerPoint and the
words for their presentation.
• Students should use their own words and ideas rather than artificial
intelligence such as ChatGPT or another student’s work (including the
PowerPoint).
• Use only words that you know or can explain to your audience and your
teacher.
• Students should speak an equal amount of time during the presentation
• You should use at least 2 sources other than Wikipedia.