Tone Colour Flashcards
Tone Colour
what an instrument sounds like
sound source
the material used in the making of the sound eg: wood, metal, string, skin, vocal, body, electronic etc
sound production
how the sound is made eg: blow, scrape, shake, sing, strum, hit, electronic effects etc
sound quality
eg: rough/smooth, warm,rich,mellow/not warm; light,bright/dark; piercing/not piercing; muted,muffled/clear; nasal/not nasal; distorted/not distorted etc
arco
string term: played with bow
pizzicato
string term: plucked
harmonics
produced by lightly touching the string and resulting in a thin sound an octave higher. Generally used on string instruments.
distortion
to electronically distort or interfere with the clean sound
falsetto
artificially high note usually sung by a male
flutter tonguing
wind instrument technique where performers flutter their tongue to make a FrrrFrrr sound.
con sordino
use a mute to change the sound
sul G
string term: stay of the G string. Can also be Sul D etc
Sombre
Sad
Glittering
Represents shimmering and sparkles
Muddy
Unclear and cloudy
Spiccato
Form of staccato bowing in which the bow is allowed to bounce on the string.
Sul ponticello
Strings to play as close as possible to the bridge to produce a rather metallic but mysterious sound-effect
Col legno
With the wood. Striking the string with the stick of the bow instead of the hair.
