Unit 02 Instruments PPT

Question 1

idiophone

Answer 1

an instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped. (e.g. hand bell, maraca, xylophone)

Question 2

membranophone

Answer 2

Membranophones are instruments that make sound from the vibrations of stretched skins or membranes. (e.g. timpani, bongo, snares, tambourine. drums)

Question 3

aerophone

Answer 3

a musical instrument that produces
sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding to the sound. (e.g. flute, french horn. tuba, etc)

Question 4

chordophone

Answer 4

a musical instrument that produce sound from vibrating strings (e.g. strings)

Question 5

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 5

flute (aerophone)

Question 6

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 6

oboe (aerophone: woodwind)

Question 7

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 7

clarinet (aerophone: woodwind)

Question 8

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 8

bassoon (aerophone)

Question 9

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 9

French horn (aerophone: brass)

Question 10

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 10

trumpet (aerophone: brass)

Question 11

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 11

trombone (aerophone: brass)

Question 12

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 12

tuba (aerophone: brass)

Question 13

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 13

timpani (membranophone)

Question 14

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 14

cello (chordophone)

Question 15

what instrument is this? what type?

Answer 15

double bass (chordophone)

Question 16

what instrument is this? what type?

The highest female voices; sing almost exclusively above middle C (middle C being the C approximately in the middle of the range of the piano)

Answer 16

voice: soprano

Question 17

what instrument is this? what type?

The lowest female voices; sing in a register around and above middle C

Answer 17

voice: alto

Question 18

what instrument is this? what type?

The highest male voices; sing in a register around and below middle C

Answer 18

voice: tenor

Question 19

what instrument is this? what type?

The lowest male voices; sing in a low register, below middle C

Answer 19

voice: bass

Question 20

what instrument is this? what type?

The middle female voices; the mezzo’s vocal range lies between the soprano and the alto voice types

Answer 20

voice: mezzo-soprano

Question 21

what instrument is this? what type?

The middle male voices; the baritone’s vocal range lies between the tenor and the bass voice types

Answer 21

voice: baritone

Question 22

SATB texture

Answer 22

the most common arrangement for an unaccompanied vocal choir; uses 4 of 6 voice types: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass

Question 23

strings (what are they, how are they played, examples)

Answer 23

Instruments whose sound is produced by setting strings in motion

can be plucked (pizzicato) or picked or bowed

ex: violoncellos, double bass, guitars, harp

Question 24

woodwinds

Answer 24

Instruments traditionally made of wood whose sound is generated by forcing air through a tube, thus creating a vibrating air column (ex: flute)

can be played by air passing directly though an opening in the instrument, or by air passing through an opening between a reed and a mouthpiece (ex: saxophone, clarinet)

Question 25

brass

Answer 25

Instruments traditionally made of brass or another metal (and thus often producing a “bright” or “brassy” tone) whose sound is generated by “buzzing” (vibrating the lips together) into a mouthpiece attached to a coiled tube. This “buzzing” sets the air within the tube vibrating. The pitches are normally amplified by a flared bell at the end of the tube. Brass examples: trumpet, bugle, cornet, trombone, (French) horn, tuba, and euphonium.

Question 26

keyboards

Answer 26

Instruments that produce sound by pressing or striking keys on a keyboard. The keys set air moving by the hammering of a string (in the case of the piano) or by the opening and closing of a pipe through which air is pushed (as in the case of the vibraphone, organ, and accordion). ex: harpsichord