Untitled spreadsheet - Sheet1-19 Flashcards
violins, violas, cellos and double bass
Strings
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & saxophone
Woodwind
trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba
Brass
timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, triangle etc
Percussion
highest bowed string instrument
violin
like a violin but lower in pitch
viola
string instrument, held between legs, an octave lower than a violin
cello
lowest string instrument
double bass
keyboard instrument which is also a member of the percussion family
piano
A plucked keyboard instrument from the Baroque period of music
harpsichord
keyboard instrument often found in churches
organ
group of musicians including strings, woodwind, brass and percussion
orchestra
two performers
duet
three performers
trio
usually rhythm section, piano, drums and bass and horn section
jazz group
drum kit, bass guitar, electric guitar and rhythm guitar
electronic and pop instruments
electric bass instrument used in pop music
bass guitar
the main parts are kick, snare and hi-hats
drum kit
six stringed amplified guitar instrument
electric guitar
acoustic six-stringed guitar instrument
acoustic guitar
electric keyboard instrument
synthesizer
A pair of drums, one high-pitched and the other low-pitched, to create a number of sounds, played using the hands Indian Music.
tabla
instrument that plays the drone in Indian music
Tampura
A long, plucked string instrument that plays mainly the melody and harmony section of a piece. It has 6 main strings and 21–28 sympathetic strings.
Sitar
Indian flute
Bansuri
plucked Indian string instrument
Sarod
A bowed, short-necked string instrument that plays mainly melody and harmony. Used particularly for folk and classical Hindustani music. It has 3 main strings tuned a fifth or fourth apart and 37 sympathetic strings.
Sarangi
A one-stringed, high-pitched instrument where the pitch is changed by pressing on the string.
Tumbi
keyboard instrument used in Indian and Bhangra music
Harmonium
Greek guitar like instrument
Bouzouki
A goblet-shaped drum used in Middle Eastern music.
Doumbek
A stringed instrument from the Middle East, similar to a lute.
Oud
Sometimes referred to as a squeeze box, it is a keyboard instrument where air is squeezed through bellows.
Accordion
A kind of African goblet-shaped drum.
Djembe
Two bell instrument with two bells tuned to different pitches.
Agogo bells
African drum played with a stick.
Dundun
Shaker instrument.
Maraca
Tuned percussion instruments made of oil drums and played with rubber beaters used in Calypso music.
Steel band
A large bass drum used in samba.
Surdo
Snare drum used in samba.
Caixa
Medium sized drum played with sticks in samba.
Repinique
A very small drum used in Samba music.
Tamborim
A cylindrical rattle used in samba.
Ganza
The name given for a samba style percussion band.
Bateria
Two wooden sticks used in Latin American music.
Claves
An African percussion instrument similar to a xylophone.
Balafon
A percussion instrument with a sharp sound due to the wires stretched across the drumhead.
Snare drum
A large drum that produces low, deep sounds.
Bass drum
A percussion instrument made of wood that produces a sharp, knocking sound.
Wood Block
A percussion instrument with a drumhead and jingling metal discs.
Tambourine
A type of jingle stick shaker used in samba.
Chocalho
A double-headed drum central to Punjabi Bhangra music.
Dhol
A stringed instrument used in traditional Greek music.
Lyra
A bowed string instrument used in Arabic, Turkish, and Palestinian music.
Rebab
A plucked instrument similar to the mbira but slightly different in construction.
Kalimba
An hourglass-shaped drum that can mimic the tones of human speech.
Talking Drum
A scraper instrument used in samba and other Brazilian music.
Reco-reco
An individual tuned percussion instrument used in Calypso and Samba, includes tenor and bass pans.
Steel Pan
