If you have ever attended a concert that includes an orchestra or band, you may have noticed the musicians are organized according to their instruments. While some instruments are placed in certain sections due to the powerful sound they can make, they are divided up according to the instrument group they belong. To learn to play the flute, for example, you would take Woodwind Lessons in Nutley Nj and your section in an orchestra would be with the other woodwinds.
Here are three groups of instruments in an orchestra to consider.
Strings
The string section of an orchestra includes the violins, violas and cellos as well as the bass, and sometimes, a guitar. The string section is seated up front. If the orchestra includes a woodwind section, the strings are placed to the right or left of the conductor. When no woodwind section is present, the strings are placed up front and around the conductor in semi-circle form. The strings receive some envious glances from others due to their placement. In reality, the strings sit up front because their instruments can only produce so much sound.
Woodwinds
In the woodwind section, you will find the flutes, oboes and clarinets as well as the English horns and bassoons. Often, the highest pitched woodwind instrument will sit up front, and then, the rest of the instruments in this group will work their way back. The woodwinds are the instruments that use metal caps to cover holes in order to create certain notes and pitches.
Percussion
The percussion section is often placed in the back of the orchestra due to the size of their instruments and the loud sound they create. Here will be your cymbals, triangle, snare drums as well as the xylophone and piano.
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