african instruments Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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What are membraphones?
A
Where sound is produced by the vibrations of a stretched membrane
2
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Examples of membraphones?
A
African drums
3
Q
What is the bass made of?
A
Animal skin
3
Q
How can the skin be attached?
A
Pegged, glued or laced
3
Q
What is the frame of the drum made of?
A
Wood, clay or tree trunk
4
Q
Example of aerophones?
A
e.g pan flute, panpipe, reed flute, shiwaya or African horns
4
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What shape are membraphones?
A
cylindrical, conical or hourglass
4
Q
What are aerophones?
A
An instrument that produces sound by air
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6
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What are chordophones?
A
An instrument that produces sound by the vibrations of strings
7
Q
Example of chordophones?
A
African lyre, Zither, lute, ramkie
8
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What are Idiophones?
A
An instrument where sound is produced by the instrument being hit or shaken
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