instrument sounds and technique

Question 1

strings definition

Answer 1

instruments that use strings to make a sound, that are usually heard in an orchestra

Question 2

strings examples

Answer 2

violin,viola,cello,double bass,harp

Question 3

woodwind definition

Answer 3

instruments made out of metal(or sometimes metal) that you blow down to make a sound

Question 4

woodwind examples

Answer 4

flute,piccolo,oboe,cor anglais,clarinet,saxophone,bassoon

Question 5

percussion definiton

Answer 5

instruments thta are hit or shaken to make a sound

Question 6

percussion examples

Answer 6

drum kit,timpani,cowbell,castanets,shaker,maraca,tambourine,tom tom,triangle,xylophone

Question 7

brass definiton

Answer 7

instruments made out of brass that you blow down to make a sound

Question 8

brass examples

Answer 8

trumpet,horn,trombone,tuba

Question 9

voices

Answer 9

sounds made through the human voice

Question 10

soprano

Answer 10

high female voice

Question 11

alto

Answer 11

low female voice

Question 12

tenor

Answer 12

high male voice

Question 13

bass

Answer 13

low male voice

Question 14

treble

Answer 14

young male

Question 15

counter tenor

Answer 15

male voice at very high pitch

Question 16

beatbox

Answer 16

using voice to make drum sounds

Question 17

scat

Answer 17

singing nonsensical sounds instead of words

Question 18

vibrato

Answer 18

a wobbly note to keep in tune and a form of expression

Question 19

a capella

Answer 19

voices with no instrumental accompainiment

Question 20

guitar

Answer 20

a stringed instrument used mostly in popular or folk music

Question 21

guitar examples

Answer 21

classical(nylon strung) acoustic (steel strung) electric, bass

Question 22

keyboard

Answer 22

an instrument where a key is pressed down to make a sound

Question 23

keyboard examples

Answer 23

piano harpsichord,celeste,synthesizer,pipe organ,accordian

Question 24

tonality

Answer 24

the character of a piece determined by the keys and chords used

Question 25

modulation to the dominant

Answer 25

changes to the key of the 5th degree of the scale

Question 26

modulation to the relative minor/major

Answer 26

changes to the opposite tonality with the same key signature

Question 27

atonal

Answer 27

having no discernible key or tonal centre. It is usually strange sounding and has lots of dissonant notes

Question 28

imitative

Answer 28

where an instrument copies or closely imitates another

Question 29

monophonic

Answer 29

one single melody line,nothing else

Question 30

unison

Answer 30

two or more instruments play exactly the same thing

Question 31

octaves

Answer 31

two or more instruments playing the same thing but an octave apart

Question 32

homophonic/harmonic

Answer 32

chordal,all instruments play the same rhythm but have different notes to create chords

Question 33

polyphonic/contrapuntal

Answer 33

all instruments play different melodies which weave in and out of each other

Question 34

antiphonal

Answer 34

question and answer phrases. Very similar to call and response structure

Question 35

melody and accompaniment

Answer 35

a melody line with a simple part in the background

Question 36

polyrhythm

Answer 36

where many rhythms are played at the same time to create interesting effects

Question 37

hemiola

Answer 37

where there are 2 even notes in the space usually occupied by three. Commonly found in compound time pieces

Question 38

compound time

Answer 38

where the beats are subdivided into 3s 3/8,6/8,9/8,12/8

Question 39

simple time

Answer 39

where the beats are subdivided into 2s 2/4,3/4,4/4

Question 40

anacrusis

Answer 40

a pickup, where the tune begins before the first beat of a full bar (happy birthday)