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Are you looking to refresh your Instruments of the Orchestra project? This creative trifold brochure template is great for students to research and revise musical instruments! It is also ideal to leave for non-specialist cover/supply/substitute teachers. This printable project is no-prep and suitable for a wide range of students and classes.

What is it?
Template for making a trifold brochure
Space for bullet points, paragraphs and illustrations
Blank version included
Templates for 23 instruments included
High quality, realistic illustrations
Letter size and A4 versions

Tell me more!
I don’t know how many times I’ve got my students to “make a poster on an orchestral instrument” (or write an essay or deliver a PowerPoint presentation… you know the drill!). It was tired, unstructured and didn’t suit the diverse needs and abilities of my students. So, I created these templates to allow students to show the same research and revision skills, but in a new and fresh way! The printable templates give students the structure and scaffolding to complete the task in detail in an aesthetic and creative way.

23 different instruments are included (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, marimba, timpani, percussion, drum kit, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, banjo, piano) and a blank version is included too, to allow students to complete the task on any instrument at all, or to use as differentiation for older and more able students. I use this with multiple year groups and just expect more detail from the older ones! The instrument illustrations are high-quality, realistic line drawings. A version with instructions is also included, to show students what to write or draw in each section.

I use this project as a research task in class but it is also suitable for homework or to leave with a non-specialist cover teacher. It even works for Band and Orchestra classes - the students can create a brochure on their instrument! This is not just “busy work”, this is a detailed task which will truly see your students actively engaged in creating their brochure, and the end result looks eye-catching and professional. If you have a student unable or unwilling to perform, this could be used as an alternative or make-up task. It is also suitable for classes where practical work is not possible.

This project is ready to print and go!

I really hope you enjoy using this research task and I am confident your students will benefit from completing it! Don’t forget to leave a review if you like the product, to help other teachers find it.