With notes on the history, construction, and sounds of the instruments from each of the four major musical instrument families (strings, brass, woodwind, percussion), this book takes students on a tour of the orchestra. Colourful photographs, graphics, and information boxes, circles, and bubbles add interest to the text.

Arts education grade 3 (2011 - music). Arts education grade 4 (2011 - music). Arts education grade 5 (2011 - music). CD-ROM in back of book offers sample sounds of each instrument, full orchestra pieces, and information about the musical families, their history, and some real-life musicians.