Instruments of the Orchestra - Hopscotch Songs

Lyrics by：Michel Klein/Matthew Pace/Joanna Pace/Noa Klein

Composed by：Michel Klein/Matthew Pace/Joanna Pace/Noa Klein

Have you seen a trumpet play

Or a viola start to sway

When some clarinets play sweet duets

All your worries go away

These are the instruments of the orchestra

Their sounds all blend together when they play for ya

They are the strings winds brass and percussion too

As I lead with my baton they'll play together for you

We are the string family

We are the largest section and have pegs to help us stay in key

Most of us have four strings

And when you pluck strike or bow them they vibrate and sing

Our hollow wooden bodies amplify the sound

Violin Viola Cello Bass

And Harp

Are the main strings around

We are the woodwinds we make sound using your breath

Our bodies are long and we have keys that you can press

Blow some air across a hole to make a high flute melody

Oboe and bassoon both have a double reeds

But the orchestra tunes themselves to me

The clarinet has just one reed to blow

We blend well together and you can find us sitting in the second row

We're the brass section and no other can compare

If you're looking for a March a big band or a grand fanfare

You blow and buzz your lips through a mouthpiece shaped just like a cup

We have six to eighteen feet of tubes that are coiled up

Trumpet Horn and Tuba play their valves with pride

But the trombone makes its notes with a sliiiiiide

There is no discussion the percussion is the loudest

We sit in the back but you hear us where the crowd is

We have lots of instruments in our crew

So we'll split into two categories for you

We are pitched percussion

We make different tones

Timpani Marimba and Xylophones

Vibraphone Glockenspiel Chimes and Celeste

Good luck counting all of the bars that we rest

115 116

We're unpitched percussion some call auxiliary

We don't play melodies but we're still extraordinary

Gong Shaker Tambourine Cymbals and Drums

The snare is the one that goes ru-te-tum -tum

Ru-te-tum -tum

There are other instruments just as fun

Aah

Voice guitar and accordion

Piano and organ the list goes on and on

On

We are the instruments of the orchestra

Our sounds all blend together when we play for ya

We are the strings winds brass and percussion too

As I lead with my baton they'll play together for you

We follow our conductor as we play for you