review – what is the definition of timbre? the type of sound created refered to as tone color
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Review – What is the definition of timbre?
The type of sound createdRefered to as tone color
Vocal RangesThe four MAIN vocal ranges from highest to lowest are:
SopranoAltoTenorBass
Instrument Family Research
Five basic families:
AerophonesIdiophonesMembranophonesChordophonesElectrophones
How does each family of instruments produce sound?
List 6-8 examples of instruments in each family.
Pick (1) instrument – Earliest “occurrence”How does that
specific instrument produce sound?
What is it used for now?
Classifications of TimbresAerophones: Instruments that produce sound by a vibrating column of air.FluteTubaHarmonica
Idiophones: Simple, solid instruments that produce sound by being struck, scraped, or shaken.GongsCymbalsRattlesXylophones
Membranophones: Instruments that produce sound by striking a skin or membrane stretched across a resonating chamber.CongaDrumsTimpani
Chordophones:Instruments that create sound by striking or plucking a tight string.
GuitarHarpViolinString Bass
Electrophones: Instruments that generate sound from electricity. OrgansSynthesizersElectric Guitar
Families of Instruments
Brass: trumpet, trombone, etc.
Woodwinds: Clarinet, Flute, etc.
Strings: Violin, Cello, etc.Percussion: Snare Drum, Gong, etc.
Name the SourceListen to these seven musical excerpts.
Identify all the timbres and the instruments producing the sound you hear.
Then classify the instruments according to their appropriate category.
All five classification categories are represented.