Chapter 1 “Voice and Instruments”

Question 1

What is Sound?

Answer 1

The vibration of an object

Question 2

What are the properties of music?

Answer 2

-Pitch
-Dynamics
-Tone color
-Duration

Question 3

What is Tone?

Answer 3

A sound that has definite pitch

Question 4

What is an Interval?

Answer 4

Distance between two notes

Question 5

7 tones become 12 tones with the black keys

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What are the pitch ranges?

Answer 6

-High Pitches:Dance sound lighter

-Low Pitches: Sadness of a funeral march

Question 7

What is Dynamics?

Answer 7

Vibration in loudness or softness in music

Question 8

What is Tone Color or Timbre?

Answer 8

Individual sound of a voice or instrument that is distinct from other instruments or voices.

Question 9

What is Improvisation?

Answer 9

Creative activity of immediate musical composition. Inventing on the spot.

Question 10

What are the types of voices?

Answer 10

-Soprano
-Mezzo Soprano
-Alto
-Tenor
-Baritone
-Bass

Question 11

What is the Soprano Voice?

Answer 11

The highest female vocal type

Question 12

What is the Mezzo Soprano Voice?

Answer 12

The second highest female voice type

Question 13

What is the Alto Voice?

Answer 13

The lowest female voice type

Question 14

What is the Tenor voice?

Answer 14

The highest male voice type

Question 15

What is the Baritone voice?

Answer 15

Lower than Tenor but higher than Bass

Question 16

What is the Bass Voice?

Answer 16

The lowest male voice type

Question 17

What are the families of instruments?

Answer 17

-String
-Woodwind
-Brass
-Percussion

Question 18

What are the instruments in the String family?

Answer 18

-Violin
-Viola
-Cello
-Double Bass

Question 19

What are the instruments in the Woodwind family?

Answer 19

-Flute
-Oboe
-Clarinet
-Bassoon
-Saxophone

Question 20

What are the instruments in the Brass family?

Answer 20

-Trumpet
-French Horn
-Trombone
-Tuba

Question 21

What are the instruments in the Percussion family?

Answer 21

-Piano
-Timpani
-Xylophone
-Celesta
-Others

Question 22

What is a Violin?

Answer 22

It makes the highest sound. There are up to 30 violinists in an orchestra.

-Has 4 strings
-Bow hair is made out of horse hair
-Antonio Vivaldi’s concert
-Cremona is the birth place of the modern violin
-Stradivarius violin is the priciest instrument.

Question 23

What is a Viola?

Answer 23

It is bigger than a violin

-Sound lower than a violin
-Deep and mellow sound
-Reads in alto clef

Question 24

What is a Cello?

Answer 24

-Tenor voice in the string section
-Deep and rich sound

Question 25

What is the Double Bass?

Answer 25

-It’s bigger than the Cello -It’s popular in jazz, rock, blues, country, folk music, etc.

Question 26

What is the Flute?

Answer 26

Highest pitched instrument in woodwind section.

Question 27

What is an Oboe?

Answer 27

-Uses double reeds -Provides the “A” for the orchestra to tune before the performance

Question 28

What is a Clarinet?

Answer 28

-Uses a single reed -It’s quite flexible and played important roles in old jazz

Question 29

What is a Basoon?

Answer 29

-Uses double reeds -Rarely performs in jazz music

Question 30

What is a Saxophone?

Answer 30

-Uses a single reed

Question 31

What is a French Horn?

Answer 31

-A bridge between woodwind and brass instruments -Uses a mouth piece to produce a sound

Question 32

What is a Trumpet?

Answer 32

Performs in every Western form of music

Question 33

What is a Trombone?

Answer 33

It was based out of the Trumpet design

Question 34

What is a Tuba?

Answer 34

The biggest and deepest sound in Brass instruments.

Question 35

What are the instruments with definite pitch in the Percussion family?

Answer 35

-Timpani -Xylophone -Celesta

Question 36

What are the instruments with indefinite pitch in the Percussion family?

Answer 36

-Snare drum -Gong -Tambourine

Question 37

What is a Piano?

Answer 37

Percussion instrument with 88 keys, a coda pedal, a sostenuto pedal, and a damper pedal.

Question 38

What is the Coda pedal?

Answer 38

It reduces the sound of the piano by making it pluck less strings. Makes it softer.

Question 39

What is the Sostenuto Pedal?

Answer 39

Lets the pianist sustain the notes they are playing when the pedal is pressed while the other notes get played normally.

Question 40

What is a Damper Pedal?

Answer 40

Allows the strings to resonate for longer. All of them.