Unit 1 is mostly a "catch up" of knowledge that, hopefully, you already know.
We'll do the fill-in-the-blanks together - but if you missed that, its not that hard.
Some of these terms will come up on the exam - so you should know them. Most importantly, these terms are needed to understand the analylsis of the music throughout this course. And you will need to use these terms in your answers and essays.
Please check out the "Extras" tag - all the music from unit 1 is there.
Watch the videos - and enjoy!
I don't think this adequately shows the fact that there are many more string instruments than everything else. On average there may be only two, or three, french horns; usually there is 15 to 30 violins.
Don't take the spaces as an accurate depiction of the space that section takes up on stage.
Britten's Young Perrson's Guide to the Orchestra
We'll do this together - but please listen to the videos under "Extras" as this is not included in the CDs.
