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A large orchestra can have up to a hundred musicians and around twenty different kinds of instruments. Each of these instruments makes its own unique sound. Find out how instruments make their sounds - and how musicians make music.

Set yourself a music challenge. Listen to these three kinds of music: • jazz • classical 7bull; pop or rock You can find examples of these pieces of music online. For each kind of music, list the instruments you can hear. Write what kind of instrument it is, for example, percussion, brass, or electric.