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Musical Musical InstrumentsInstruments
Grade Ten MusicGrade Ten Music
The Families…The Families…
BrassBrass WoodwindWoodwind StringString PercussionPercussion ElectricElectric
BrassBrass This family of instruments is part of the This family of instruments is part of the
AEROPHONESAEROPHONES – instruments that – instruments that require the player to use AIR, sending it require the player to use AIR, sending it through tubes that are a variety of through tubes that are a variety of lengths and widths.lengths and widths.
To make a sound you must ‘buzz’ your To make a sound you must ‘buzz’ your lips into a cupped mouthpiece, vibrating lips into a cupped mouthpiece, vibrating the air and sending a sound through the the air and sending a sound through the instrument.instrument.
Includes instruments like: Includes instruments like: TrumpetTrumpet TromboneTrombone French HornFrench Horn TubaTuba
Brass Ranges…Brass Ranges…
TrumpetTrumpet
TromboneTrombone
French HornFrench Horn
TubaTuba
WoodwindWoodwind
This group of instruments is also part of This group of instruments is also part of the the AEROPHONESAEROPHONES..
This family includes:This family includes: FluteFlute Oboe – double reedOboe – double reed Clarinet – single reedClarinet – single reed Saxophone – single reedSaxophone – single reed Bassoon – double reedBassoon – double reed
To make a sound the player must place To make a sound the player must place the reed/mouthpiece into their mouth. The the reed/mouthpiece into their mouth. The air they blow into the instrument vibrates air they blow into the instrument vibrates the reed which vibrates the air sending a the reed which vibrates the air sending a sound through the instrument.sound through the instrument.
Woodwind Ranges…Woodwind Ranges…
FluteFlute
OboeOboe
Clarinet Clarinet
Alto SaxophoneAlto Saxophone
BassoonBassoon
StringString String instruments are String instruments are
CHORDOPHONESCHORDOPHONES – instruments that – instruments that make sound by vibrating a string make sound by vibrating a string stretched over two points.stretched over two points.
Playing this instrument requires plucking Playing this instrument requires plucking or pulling a bow across the string to make or pulling a bow across the string to make it vibrate. When the string vibrates, the it vibrate. When the string vibrates, the air surrounding it vibrates creating the air surrounding it vibrates creating the sound that we hear.sound that we hear.
Members of this family are:Members of this family are: ViolinViolin ViolaViola CelloCello Double Bass/String BassDouble Bass/String Bass Acoustic guitarAcoustic guitar
String Ranges…String Ranges…
ViolinViolin
ViolaViola
CelloCello
BassBass
PercussionPercussion Percussion instruments fall into two categories – Percussion instruments fall into two categories –
IDIOPHONESIDIOPHONES and and MEMBRANOPHONESMEMBRANOPHONES. . These instruments are either shaken, scraped or These instruments are either shaken, scraped or hit.hit.
This family includes instruments like:This family includes instruments like: Snare drumSnare drum Bass drumBass drum TimpaniTimpani CymbalsCymbals TambourineTambourine PianoPiano Vibraphone (vibes)Vibraphone (vibes) ChimesChimes
When playing this instrument when the When playing this instrument when the instrument is struck the drum head or shell of the instrument is struck the drum head or shell of the instrument vibrates, vibrating the air which instrument vibrates, vibrating the air which creates the sound that we hear.creates the sound that we hear.
ElectricElectric This family of instruments This family of instruments
are considered are considered ELECTROPHONESELECTROPHONES – – instruments that depend instruments that depend on electricity to make on electricity to make their sound.their sound.
Instruments in this family Instruments in this family include:include: Electric guitarElectric guitar Electric bassElectric bass SynthesizerSynthesizer
Listening Test Listening Test Instruments…Instruments…
TubaTuba CymbalsCymbals Electric guitarElectric guitar Alto saxAlto sax OboeOboe Bass drumBass drum TambourineTambourine French hornFrench horn Synthesizer Synthesizer String bassString bass ChimesChimes CelloCello
Acoustic Acoustic guitar guitar
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Trombone Snare drumSnare drum Flute Flute Clarinet Clarinet Timpani Timpani VibraphoneVibraphone Bassoon Bassoon ViolinViolin Piano Piano Electric bassElectric bass