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INSTRUMENTS · FOCUSED PRACTICE

Recognize five instrument sounds

Listen to real recordings of violin, cello, trumpet, shakuhachi and acoustic piano. Identify the exact instrument.

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Which instrument do you hear?

Focus on the attack, sustain, resonance and breath or bow noise. Sound is served from Wikimedia Commons and needs an internet connection.

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