Year 3 - Instruments of the Orchestra

This week Year 3 began their inquiry unit on orchestras. We began by doing the thinking routine 'See, Think, Wonder' about this picture:

We came up with lots of questions to be answered throughout the term... How many instruments are there? Why are there so many violins? Who is the man at the front? Where do orchestras perform?...and many more.

We investigated some orchestral instruments and even had a go of the timpani!