Timbre

A Mini Lesson Presented byJennifer Trewatha

Timbre

The character or quality of a sound that

distinguishes one instrument, voice, or other sound source

from another.

Instruments• Each Musical Instrument has

its own sound. This is Timbre.• Today we are going to learn

about the Timbre of several instruments.

• Make sure you pay close attention as there will be a quiz at the end.

Violin Flute

Clarinet Oboe

Sax Trumpet

Trombone Tuba

French Horn Piano

Xylophone Triangle

Cymbals Gong

Tambourine Drum

Quiz Time• For this Quiz we will play Timbre

Bingo. In a minute I will put up a list of instruments and you choose Nine (9) of them to put on your sheet. Then I will Play a Sound and you will cover that instrument if its on your sheet.

• Any Questions??

Timbre Bingo ChoicesViolinFluteClarinetOboeSaxTrumpetTromboneTuba

French HornPianoXylophoneTriangleCymbalsGongTambourineDrum

The Sounds

References• http://www.datadragon.com/

education/• http://www.dsokids.com/

2001/instrumentchart.htm• http://www.sounddogs.com/• My Wonderful Boyfriends

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