Instruments Flashcards
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Woodwind
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Use air - made of wood, plastic, metal Bassoon Flute Oboe Clarinet Saxophone
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Brass Instruments
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Made of metal Horns Trumpets Cornets Trombones Tubas
Slides & Valves to change pitch - mutes used to make the instrument play more quietly & change the tone
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Edge-tone instruments
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Flutes & piccolos- air is blown across an oval shaped hole
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Single-reed instruments
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Clarinets & saxophones - air is blown down a mouthpiece which has a reed clamped to it
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Double-reed instruments
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Oboes & bassoons - air passes between two reeds
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String instruments
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The bigger the instrument the lower the pitch - double bass plays the lowest - violin plays the highest
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Bowing & Plucking
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Bowing - drawing a bow across the string - con arco (with bow)
Plucking - picking the string with the top of the finger - pizzicato
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Tremolo
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Bow is moved back and forth quickly - makes notes trembly - spooky dramatic music
