Sections of the Band is an interactive 2-page activity about sections of the band. It is a part of Our Town Band.
Musical Instruments[]
Percussion Section[]
Instruments in the percussion section are played by striking them with sticks or mallets.
| Instrument | Image | Instrumental Sound |
|---|---|---|
| bass drum |  |
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| snare drum |   |
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| cymbal |   |
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| glockenspiel |   |
Brass Section[]
Instruments in the brass section are usually made of brass. They are played by blowing into a mouthpiece while you vibrate your lips.
| Instrument | Image | Instrumental Sound |
|---|---|---|
| trombone |   |
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| trumpet |   |
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| tuba |   |
Woodwind Section[]
Instruments in the woodwind section historically were made of wood. They are played by blowing your "wind" into them.
| Instrument | Image | Instrumental Sound |
|---|---|---|
| clarinet |   |
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| saxophone |   |
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| flute |   |
Songs[]
Touching the conductor will allow one of the three songs to be performed by the whole band with all three sections. If the reader touches an individual instrument or section of the band, a portion of the song will be played by that individual instrument or section.
Original USA version[]
| Song Title | Song Audio |
|---|---|
| Stars and Stripes Forever | |
| America the Beautiful | |
| Take Me Out to the Ballgame |
UK version[]
| Song Title | Song Audio |
|---|---|
| Rule, Brittania! | |
| London Bridge is Falling Down | NO AUDIO FOUND |
| Greensleeves | NO AUDIO FOUND |
French version[]
| Song Title | Song Audio |
|---|---|
| Il Pleut, Il Pleut, Bergère | NO AUDIO FOUND |
| Frere Jacques | NO AUDIO FOUND |
| Au Clair De La Lune | NO AUDIO FOUND |
Game[]
There is a lily pad (music staff in the 2001 and 2003 editions) at the bottom of the page the play a game.
There are two sections to hear together.
- Percussion and Brass
- Brass and Woodwind
- Woodwind and Percussion
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- In the 2001/2003 editions, Leap was replaced with a marching band.
- During the song "America the Beautiful" in the original version, there are differences between the 1999 and 2001/2003 editions:
- In the 1999 edition, the reader can hear the individual parts (melody, countermelody, harmony, bass notes) from the full version of "America the Beautiful" by any individual instrument they touch with the pen.
- This happens mainly for the woodwind instruments.
- But in the 2001/2003 editions, the reader can hear only the melody of that song by any individual instrument they touch with the pen.
- In the 1999 edition, the reader can hear the individual parts (melody, countermelody, harmony, bass notes) from the full version of "America the Beautiful" by any individual instrument they touch with the pen.
Gallery[]
.jpeg "Sections of the Band (1999).jpeg (630 KB)")
.jpeg "Sections of the Band (2001).jpeg (757 KB)")
| Leap Into Learning |
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| Lil's Loose Tooth | Excerpts from Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever (At the Playground | Parts of the Body) | Disney's A Sweet Good Morning | Our Town Band (Sections of the Band | All Together Now: Percussion, Brass, and Woodwind Sections) | Leap Into... (The United States of America | The Human Skeleton | Things We Do at Home | The Paper Piano) |