Meet the Instruments

The Four Families
A symphony orchestra is made up of groups of instruments which are related to each other in the way they sound, the way they are constructed or the way they are played.  There are four main groups or families of instruments in a symphony orchestra.
 

The String Family

The string family is the largest family in

 the orchestra.

- Meet the String Family

The Woodwind Family

The woodwind family gets its name because it originally contained wind instruments

made of wood.

- Meet the Woodwind Family

The Brass Family

The brass instruments are the most powerful

 in the orchestra.

- Meet the Brass Family

The Percussion Family

The percussion family includes many different instruments but all of them have one thing in common. They produce their sound by being struck, scraped, or rattled.

- Meet the Percussion Family

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