wind instruments

This fun book offers early readers a simple introduction to playing the flute. Vibrant photos closely match the text to help early readers build vocabulary. The book also includes a table of contents, a picture glossary, and an index. This Little Blue Readers title is at Level 1, aligned to reading levels of grades PreK-1 and interest levels of grades PreK-2.

Presents an introduction to making music with instruments that have to be blown, including the recorder, the harmonica, the trumpet, and more, in simple text with illustrations, describing the sounds they make and how they are made.

Describes the steps in making trumpets, tubas, and other horns, from the mining of the copper ore to the shaping of the finished product.

Offers over 100 tunes for the recorder, and helps beginners to read and understand music better.

Text and photographs introduce the brass family of instruments, such as trumpets, trombones, tubas, and their relatives.

Text and photographs introduce the woodwind family of instruments, such as flutes, saxophones, oboes, bassoons, and their relatives.

Describes the characteristics of the various families of instruments and the members of each one.

Text and illustrations present a brief history of music and instruments in general, and profiles of woodwind and brass instruments that cover their individual history, construction, and significant uses in performances and compositions.

Explains and demonstrates how wind instruments work and traces their development through various cultures. Includes hands-on projects for making instruments.