musical instruments presentation
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STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
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Bowed string instruments
• In these types of instruments, sound is made by rubbing the strings with a bow.
• Includes the violin, viola, cello and contrabass
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Violin
• Has 4 strings• The soprano voice in the
string family• Held under the chin, resting
on the shoulder
• http://www.dsokids.com/listen/InstrumentDetail.aspx?instrumentID=3
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Viola
• The alto voice in the string family
• Slightly larger than the violin• Played just like the violinhttp://
www.dsokids.co?m/listen/InstrumentDetail.aspxinstrumentID=5
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Cello
• The tenor voice in the string family
• Shaped like a violin but much larger
• Is held between the player’s knees
• http://www.dsokids.com/listen/InstrumentDetail.aspx?instrumentID=6
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Double Bass (Contrabass)
• The largest and lowest instrument in the string family
• Because of its size it is usually played standing or sitting on a high chair
• http://www.dsokids.com/listen/InstrumentDetail.aspx?instrumentID=7
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Plucked String Instruments
Instruments in which sound is produced by plucking the strings with a plectrum or with
the fingers.
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Harp
• Has about 45 strings• Strings are plucked by
hand • There are pedals at the
bottom of the harp that adjust the length of strings to change sounds
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Guitar
• A stringed instrument, usually containing 6 or 12 strings
• Played by plucking or strumming
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Harpsichord
• Played like a keyboard
• Sound is made by plucking the strings with plectrums using a keyboard.
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Lute
• A plucked string instrument with a long neck
• Shaped like a half an egg
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Struck String Instruments
Instruments that produce sound when small hammers strike the strings, triggered by a
keyboard.
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Piano
• Sound is made by small hammers striking its strings
• The hammers strike the strings when the player’s hands press the piano keys
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Woodwind Instruments
Instruments that are mostly made of wood and have a reed mouthpiece.
Sound is produced by air passing through the inside of the tube. The shorter the length of the tube, the
higher the sound that is produced
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Flute• A narrow tube with a
row of holes covered by keys on the side
• The player blows air over the small hole in the mouthpiece to produce sound
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Piccolo• Basically just a small
flute
• The pitch is higher than the flute
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Bassoon
• A large, double reed instrument
• Produces the lowest sound of all the woodwind instruments
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Clarinet
• Made from wood
• Has a single reed
• Player uses both hands to press the metal keys
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Oboe
• Similar to the clarinet
• Has a double reed
• Has a skinny, tubular body
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Recorder
• Made of wood, has whistle- mouthpieces.
• There are 8 different sizes
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Saxophone• Has a single reed
• The only woodwind instrument made of brass
• Especially used in jazz music
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Brass Instruments
These instruments produce sound by the player vibrating their lips while blowing air through
a cup or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
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Trumpet
• The highest sounding instrument in the Brass Family
• Has 3 keys
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French Horn
• Made of 3.6 meters of tubing
• The player presses the keys with his left hand and puts his right hand inside of the bell
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Tuba
• The lowest sounding member of the Brass Family
• Has 4-5 keys
• Is held in the players lap
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Trombone
• Instead of keys, the trombone has a slide that changes its length
• Moving the slide makes different sounds
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Percussion
Instruments in the Percussion family are played by being hit, shaken, or scraped. These
instruments provide a variety of sounds.
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Timpani• Also called “kettledrums”
• The top is usually made from cowskin or plastic
• Hit with a stick or mallet
• Has foot pedals
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Snare Drum
• Has 2 drum sides
• The player hits the top with wooden drumsticks
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Bass Drum
• Much larger than the snare drum
• Played on its side so both sides can be hit
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Gong• Large, circular pieces of
brass that are hit with mallets
• In China, gongs were used to make announcements and send messages
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Xylophone
• Made of hard wood bars of different lengths
• The player hits the bars with mallets to make high-pitched sounds
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Cymbals
• 2 large, brass plates
• Made in all different sizes, each having different sounds
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Electronic Instruments
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Electric Guitar
• Is connected to speakers
• Has metal strings
• The strings vibrate to make sound
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Synthesizer
• Played using a keyboard
• Can make a large variety of sounds
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Mixed Woodwind Family
Includes instruments that cannot be included in any of the other groups due to their
characteristics. These instruments use different ways to vibrate air to make sounds.
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Organ• When the player
presses the keys air flows into matching pipes
• The vibration of the air in the pipes creates the sounds of the organ