Instruments

1. Instruments They get plucked, bowed, blown, & beaten

2. But first…the clickers

3. Clicker

4. Hang in there! Remove the battery saver tab on the back Press and release the “Go” (or “Ch” button) While the light is flashing, enter channel We are channel 41 After entering 41, press and release “Go”; the light should turn green briefly to confirm communication.

5. So, today is Monday Tuesday Wednesday I have no idea

6. The weather today is Too hot Too cold Just right

7. Classifications of instruments Aerophones Chordophones Idiophones Membranophones Electrophones

8. Which of these is an idiophone? 1.Trumpet 2. Triangle 3. Motorola 4. Harp

9. Instrument “families” String Plucked or Bowed Woodwind Single vs double reed, duct Brass Percussion Keyboard

10. Bowed Strings Violin family Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass Viol family Various sizes, “braccia” (arm) or “gamba” (leg) Spike fiddles: rebab, erhu

13. Plucked Strings Guitar, Vihuela, Bass Guitar Lute, Oud Mandolin Banjo Harp Sitar & Veena

15. Of these three, which is largest and therefore can play the lowest notes? 1. Violin 2. Viola 3. Cello

16. Woodwinds Flute, recorder, dizi, tin whistle, piccolo, fife Clarinet, Saxophone Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon Bagpipes

23. Clarinet – Single or double reed? 1. Single 2. Double

24. Brass Trumpets Trombone, Sackbut (French) Horn Tuba, Euphonium Shofar, etc. Didgeridoo

26. Percussion Snare drum, Tom Toms, Bass Drum Cymbals, Gongs Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba Cowbells, Triangles, Shakers, Janglers Tympani Drum Kit

28. Which is an indefinite-pitched instrument? 1. Maracas 2. Tympani 3. Xylophone

29. Keyboards Piano, Fortepiano, Harpsichord, Clavichord, Celeste, Toy Piano Organ, Accordion Electronic keyboard instruments

30. ?? Computers Turntables

31. Standard Symphony Orchestra

33. Which woodwind instrument is not typically part of the orchestra? 1. Flute 2. Clarinet 3. Saxophone 4. Bassoon 5. Oboe

34. Baroque Orchestra Harpsichord Strings Bassoon Occasionally oboe, flute, and/or horn

35. Classical-Era Orchestra Harpsichord or Fortepiano Strings Pairs of oboes and bassoons Pair of horns Occasionally flutes, trumpets

36. 19th-20th Century Orchestras Strings Usually pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons Four horns Two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba Percussion

37. Benjamin britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (1946)

38. The Wind Ensemble

39. Which instrument family is not usually included in a Wind Ensemble? 1. Strings 2. Woodwinds 3. Brass 4. Percussion

40. Wind Ensembles AKA Concert Bands, Marching Bands, etc. No Strings! Expanded instrumental employment More of each instrument (often) Saxophone family included More use of percussion

41. Electric guitar & bass, Drums The Core Rock Ensemble