The Hornman Show provides a great opportunity for learning about musical instruments. That’s pretty obvious! But it’s also a wonderful chance to talk with your class about Geography as you look at all of the places that Mr. Nemoyten’s various horns came from. You can also bring the information into your study of nature as you talk about the Conch Shell or the Shofar and about the various man-made materials used to make more modern instruments like trumpets and tubas. Below you’ll find some suggestions and information to get you started.
Suggested activities:
Locate where the Hornman’s instruments came from on a U.S. map.
Conch Shell
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Key West, Florida
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Trumpet
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Anaheim, CA
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Bugle
|
Elkhart, Indiana
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French Horn & Trombone |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Locate where other instruments came from on a world map or globe.
Tuba |
Peoples Republic of China |
Euphonium |
Czech Republic |
Shofar |
Jerusalem, Israel
|
Didjeridu |
Sidney, Australia
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Ran-dung |
Tibet
|
Alphorn |
Switzerland |
Following the program, help students match the materials to the horns.
Conch Shell |
calcium carbonate and nacre secreted by a sea snail
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Shofar |
keratin, ram or antelope horn
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Didjeridu |
wood from a eucalyptus branch
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Bugle |
simple brass tube
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Trumpet |
brass and silver with 3 valves
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Trombone |
brass, silver and gold with slide
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French horn |
brass with 4 valves
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Euphonium |
brass with 4 valves
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Tuba |
brass with 3 valves |
Ran Dung |
brass, copper and colored stones
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Alphorn |
wood, rattan and fiberglass
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Hose-a-Phone |
rubber, plastic, and duct tape |
Pocket Trumpet |
brass with 3 valves (colored red) |
Herald Trumpet |
brass with no valves |
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