Lesson 50 of 84 · Instruments
⭐ 30 XP🎸 Instrument AcademyXylophone Melodies (Part 3)
A tambourine has tiny metal jingles around its frame.
🎯 Your mission
Make one good sound — then make ten more.
⚡ The twist
Posture is half the battle.
Listen for this
🎧 Focus on ONE instrument at a time. Then add another.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Hiromi Uehara plays jazz piano so fast that audiences gasp.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The piano has 88 keys, but you only need to know 12 to play any song.
Learn about xylophone melodies (part 3): demonstrate proper care and handling of instruments
What You'll Learn
A tambourine has tiny metal jingles around its frame. Shake it, tap it, or hit it against your hand to play it!
Demonstrate proper care and handling of instruments
Play a simple pattern on a classroom instrument
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
How should you breathe when singing?
Where you hear this in real life
Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Play one note (on anything) 10 times in a row. Each time, try to make it sound a little better.
For the dinner table
“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”
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