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.