Sound Scavenger Hunt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a regular scavenger hunt, you go looking for things. Today, we will try a sound scavenger hunt, where you get to listen for the sounds of five instruments that all start with the letter ‘T.’ Begin by saying the name of each instrument:

   • Triangle [try-an-gull]

   • Tam-tam [tam-tam]

   • Tablas [tah-blahs]

   • Timpani [tihm-pan-ee]

   • Tambourine [tam-boor-een]

   Your job will be to find these five sounds by listening to the music below.

2. Look at a picture of each instrument below. As you look at each picture and say each instrument’s name, imagine the sound it would make.

   

3. Listen to the pieces below. Say the name of the instrument when you hear it. Or print and pass out flashcards (linked at the top of this page) and flash the correct card when you hear each instrument.  You might not hear the scavenger hunt instrument right away when you begin listening to the piece of music hear the music. A few of these are listening only, and a few have videos that might help. You might also find a few of the sounds more than one time.

4. Print the listening grid, attached at the top of this page, and write the name of the piece under each instrument when you hear it. You might find a few of the sounds more than one time, and a few pieces have more than one "T" instrument sound in them.