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Kenneth Beck Enterprise High School. Instrument Families and Classifications: Chordophones and Electrophones. Review. What four classes of instruments have we discussed thus far? What two classes have we not discussed yet?
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Kenneth Beck Enterprise High School Instrument Families and Classifications: Chordophones and Electrophones
Review • What four classes of instruments have we discussed thus far? • What two classes have we not discussed yet? • What do you think each of these groups includes? What kinds of instruments?
Review • What four classes of instruments have we discussed thus far? • Aerophones, Membranophones, Idiophones, Corpophones • What two classes have we not discussed yet? • Chordophones, Electrophones • What do you think each of these groups includes? What kinds of instruments?
Chordophones“The String Family” • Someone explain to me how a chordophone works. If you need help, think back to our trick with the rubber band. • Can you think of some examples? • We are going to look at 6 examples.
Chordophones: Violin • Soprano voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow • Traditionally has a guard to rest your chin on
Chordophones: Viola • Alto voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow
Chordophones: Cello • Tenor voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow
Chordophones: Bass • Bass voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow
Chordophones: Guitar • Most commonly played chordophone in US • Has 6 strings • Played with fingers or a pick
Chordophones: Voice • Yes, the voice is a chordophone. Why? • VOCAL CORDS • Millions of strings (larynx) • Played by air passing through the larynx • Exception to the aerophone rule.
Electrophones • What makes this class of instruments different from the others?
Electrophones: Keyboard • Essentially, an electronic piano.
Electrophones: Synthesizer • An instrument that creates a synthetic sound using varying settings of distortion.
What is an ENSEMBLE? • Do you remember? • An ensemble is a group of musicians playing together in a group. • We will talk about 5 different ensembles.
Ensembles: Concert Band • General “band” ensemble • Includes woodwinds, brasswinds, and percussion. • Example: • US Marine Band “The President’s Own”
Ensembles: Marching Band • Entertainment ensemble • Includes woodwinds, brasswinds, and percussion. • Usually excludes oboe, bassoon, and includes a variation of traditional percussion. • Drum and Bugle Corps is a division of competitive marching band that does not use woodwinds. • Example: • Blue Devils • Cavaliers
Ensembles: Jazz Band • Specialized ensemble that focuses on execution of various styles • Instrumentation: • Saxophones • Trumpets • Trombones • Piano • Drum set • Example: • Gordon Goodwin’s Big “Phat” Band
Ensembles: Orchestra • General “string” ensemble • Includes woodwinds, brasswinds, strings and percussion. • Excludes saxophone, euphonium, and voices • Example • San Francisco Symphony
Ensembles: Choir • General “vocal” ensemble • Includes only Voices and piano • Example • Vienna Boys’ Choir
Review • Major Chordophones • Violin* • Viola* • Cello* • Bass* • Guitar • Voice *denotes orchestral chordophone • Major Electrophones • Keyboard • Synthesizer • Major Ensembles • Concert Band • Marching Band • Jazz Band • Orchestra • Choir