Peter and the Wolf!
Peter and the Wolf is a piece of orchestral music written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The story uses instruments of the orchestra to tell and move the story forward. Each of the characters in the story is represented by a different instrument.
Instruments of the Orchestra!
In our next unit, we will be learning about different instruments with the musical story, 'Peter and the Wolf'. To get started, we are going to learn about some different instruments and the orchestra! The ORCHESTRA is a large group of musicians playing music together! The are FOUR GROUPS, or FAMILIES, of instruments in the orchestra. Let's take a look at them!