How to Build an Orchestra
Discover orchestras and their instruments in this beautifully illustrated book for children aged 7+, families and teachers.
Discover everything about orchestras and their instruments with digital resources inspired by the beautifully illustrated children’s book by Mary Auld, produced in association with Hachette Children’s Group.
This wonderfully illustrated story follows a conductor who is auditioning each instrument for his orchestra. With accompanying CDs and downloadable music, follow our conductor on his journey and uncover every detail of an orchestra. With pictograms of a full-size symphony orchestra and information on all of the music featured, as well as a foreword by Sir Simon Rattle, this is the must-have book on the orchestra and its instruments for children aged 7+.
Sir Simon Rattle and Rachel Leach guide you through the instruments of the orchestra in this 35-minute classroom resource.
For ease of use in the classroom, you can watch this video as shorter episodes in the playlist below.
More Video Resources
Dive deeper into the instruments that make up the orchestra, with video introductions and a song to sing-along with.
Resource Pack for Key Stages 1 and 2
Curated and written by Rachel Leach, LSO Animateur, this pack is designed to support Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers, and their classes, as they explore How to Build an Orchestra. The pack includes creative classroom projects supported through video tutorials along with audio extracts of the orchestra performing famous works by Beethoven and Ravel.
