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Instrument Families and Classifications: Aerophones. Kenneth Beck Enterprise High School. Review from yesterday. How do we classify instruments? What are the 6 classifications we discussed yesterday? Which one requires air to produce sound?. Review from yesterday.
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Instrument Families and Classifications: Aerophones Kenneth Beck Enterprise High School
Review from yesterday • How do we classify instruments? • What are the 6 classifications we discussed yesterday? • Which one requires air to produce sound?
Review from yesterday • How do we classify instruments? • We classify instruments based on how sound is produced. • What are the 6 classifications we discussed yesterday? • Aerophones, Membranophones, Corpophones, Idiophones, Electrophones, Chordophones • Which one requires air to produce sound? • Aerophone
Aerophones • Aerophones produce sound by blowing air across a reed, tone hole, or into a mouthpiece that is connected to a tube. • Aerophones also manipulate pitch by pressing down valves, keys, or moving a slide when blowing air through the tube. • Aerophones can be split into two families based on: • What they are made of • How they manipulate pitch • How they initiate sound
General Guidelines Woodwinds Brasswinds • Manipulate pitch using valves • Exception • Trombone • Initiate sound by “buzzing” lips on metal mouthpiece • Instruments are made of metal • Manipulate pitch using keys • Initiate sound by blowing air across a reed or tone hole • Instruments usually made of wood • Exceptions • Saxophone • Flute
Examples Woodwinds Family Brasswind Family • Trumpet • French Horn • Trombone • Euphonium • Tuba • Flute • Clarinet • Saxophone • Oboe • Bassoon
Woodwinds: Flute • Produces sound by blowing air across a tone hole • Originally made of wood, but is now commonly made of metal • Soprano voicing (highest) • Famous player • James Galway • Susan Milan • How would you describe this sound? What image comes to mind?
Woodwinds: Clarinet • Produces sound by blowing air across a single reed • Commonly made of wood, although some plastic clarinets do exist • Soprano/Alto voicing • Famous player • Artie Shaw • Woody Herman • How would you describe this sound? What image comes to mind?
Woodwinds: Saxophone • Produces sound by blowing air across a single reed • Commonly made of metal • Alto/Tenor voicing • Famous player • Charlie Parker • John Coltrane • How would you describe this sound? What image comes to mind?
Woodwinds: Oboe • Produces sound by blowing air across two reeds laced together • Commonly made of wood, although some plastic oboes do exist • Soprano voicing • Famous player • Alex Klein • Pierre Pierlot • How would you describe this sound? What image comes to mind?
Woodwinds: A Closer Look Clarinet Oboe
Woodwinds: Bassoon • Produces sound by blowing air across two reeds laced together • Commonly made of wood • Bass voicing • Famous player • Ludwig Milde • William Waterhouse • How would you describe this sound? What image comes to mind?
Lets Explore some More… • http://www.SFSkids.org • Music Lab • “Instruments in the orchestra” • Note which WW is not present in the orchestra
Review • Take out a sheet of paper to turn in. • Number 1-10 • Identify the instrument and the material it is COMMONLY made of.
Answers • Clarinet • Oboe • Bassoon • Clarinet • Flute • Flute • Saxophone • Bassoon • Saxophone • Oboe