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Find the Family

Pupils listen to instrument sounds and select instruments from a target family such as percussion, brass, woodwind or strings.

Activity type
Interactive Whiteboard Games
Music skills
Instruments, Playing & Composition, Listening & Appraising
Included activities
4 activities
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Classroom value

What this activity helps teachers do

Teach without rebuilding resources

Instrument-family listening game and classification activity.

Keep pupils active in the music

Listen, select, sort, compare timbre, explain choices and check answers.

Use a clear teaching route

Start with clear examples, introduce family vocabulary, and ask pupils to name the sound clues that helped them decide.

Inside the family

Example activities teachers can open

Kidstrument keeps related activities together, so teachers can choose the right level, version or classroom moment without searching through separate resources.

  • Find the Family - Brass
  • Find the Family - Woodwind
  • Find the Family - Percussion
  • Find the Family - Stringed

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