Instrument Petting Zoo at musical playtime The Instrument Petting Zoo is where we can touch musical instruments. We will hold one at a time, and give it back when we are done. Instruments I Will See A violin is held under the chin and played with a bow. The violin plays music that is very high. It usually plays the melody, or the part of the song that we sing along to. Cello: The middle instrument in the string family. It is played while sitting and can play very low notes and higher notes. Bow: This is what a string player holds in their hand and pulls across the strings to make a sound. It is made out of wood and horse hair. The French horn player plays different notes on the horn by pressing valves with the left hand and by moving the right hand inside of the bell. To play a trumpet, a musician blows in the mouthpiece and presses the three valves in different ways to make notes. The trombone is played by blowing in the mouthpiece and pushing the slide back and forth. This makes different notes. We play cymbals by touching the edges together. We play jingle bells by shaking them. They sound like Santa’s sleigh bells. We can shake, rub, or tap a tambourine. We play a triangle by striking it with the steel beater. It sounds like a bell. Thanks to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for many of the images Used in this document. http://www.dsokids.com/ Created for the by The University of South Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities 1-800-333-4530 813-974-2532 http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu